From the Sanskrit word ṛta
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“I love living with the girls. They keep me young,” Sister Rita, one of the nuns, said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Sister Rita grew up in the Philippines, where she studied business in college and assumed she’d have a normal career and get married.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
So I have her have hair like Rita Hayworth the first day I arrived on set.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Kami Rita Sherpa summited Everest on Sunday while guiding clients for the 14 Peaks Expedition company.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
In a state of delirium, wavering between life and death, Bill would sometimes mutter, “They got Rita and now it looks like they’ve got me.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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