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The plant was then discharging excess amounts of pollutants into a tributary of La Trappe Creek, which empties into the Choptank River and eventually the bay.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2022
But I knew that La Trappe was mortgaged, that even this house in Morsbronn was loaded with debt.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
One day, however, the illustrious Dom Augustin de Lestrange, Abbot of La Trappe, visited Sainte Marie d'en Haut, on his return from a tour among the North American missions.
From Venerable Philippine Duchesne by G. E. M.
Trap′pistine, a nun of this order of La Trappe.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
None appeared to know my turkey-girl, nor did she even glance at them; moreover, all answered my inquiries civilly enough, directing me to La Trappe, and professing ignorance as to its inhabitants.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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