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matron

[mey-truhn] / ˈmeɪ trən /


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Mr. Braimah, a wiry man who is known at Kissy as the Matron, has worked at the hospital since 1998.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022

Matron Kaseke told me that at one point nine of Harare council's 43 clinics had scaled down their operations or been closed completely for lack of staff.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2022

She also won at Belmont, winning her first two starts, including the Grade 3 Matron.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2019

She also played Matron "Mama" Morton, making history as the first actress to play all three female principal parts.

From US News • Nov. 17, 2015

As I went upstairs and knocked on the brown door after breakfast, I didn’t even feel frightened of the Matron.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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