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as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a seminary exclusively for women
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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score
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At the Illinois seminary, Listecki was Grob's professor for a moral theology class.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Established last year, Nazareth is described by the diocese as Arizona’s first full-fledged Catholic seminary.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
One year later, Nasrallah moved to Iraq to attend a Shiite seminary.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
One of Milan’s newest hotels, it’s also found in one of the oldest seminaries in Europe.
—Maria Geyman, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Established last year, Nazareth is described by the diocese as Arizona’s first full-fledged Catholic seminary.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
One year later, Nasrallah moved to Iraq to attend a Shiite seminary.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
One of Milan’s newest hotels, it’s also found in one of the oldest seminaries in Europe.
—Maria Geyman, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
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In September, the league’s board of directors voted unanimously to add five Mountain West Conference schools–Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Utah State–come July 1, 2026.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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As of this week — thanks to $60,000 from BJ's Wholesale Club — there are four more schools with free food for students and their families.The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Virginia Highland Books is in the center of beautiful, historic Virginia-Highlands, located on the corner of Virginia and N. Highland Avenues.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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In the center of the yard is a live countdown to Christmas Day.Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2024
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Over 1,000 trees were grown at a nursery in Italy to be used throughout the six hectare landscape.Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Molly Culver One bedroom connects to a nursery.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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Add to that an empty nest—a daughter in college and a son at boarding school—which made the timing ideal.Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Their nest, which is perched 145 feet above the ground in a Jeffrey pine tree, is the highest bald eagle nest observed by a webcam in the country, Steers said.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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While Syrians in the capital looked forward to a new beginning after Assad’s ouster, the mood was more somber along Beirut’s Mediterranean promenade, where residents shared cautious hopes for the new year, reflecting on a country still reeling from war and ongoing crises.Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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When the game’s greatest midfielder played in the U.S. capital U.S. Soccer was even less relevant.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement My dad’s restaurant was a mecca for movie stars and politicians, bullfighters and beautiful women.Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Those two events reinforced his place on the island — widely considered the mecca and home of reggaeton — and won him an undeniable seal of approval from an audience that has high standards for the genre.Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Seminary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminary. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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