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patsy

[pat-see] / ˈpæt si /


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Soto alleges that under Patsy and Elsy, she was denied adequate time off to grieve after the sudden death of her brother, and was told to “report to work immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Sharp and dangerously alluring as he was portraying Stanley Kowalski, the revelation was Patsy Ferran’s shattering Blanche DuBois.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Caroline O'Donnell, whose father Patrick - known as Patsy - died in 2006 at the age of 74, told BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today programme they had returned home with "heavy hearts".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

He has three other children - two sons from his marriages to actress Patsy Kensit and singer Nicole Appleton, and another daughter from his relationship with US journalist Liza Ghorbani.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

On the way up the stairs, she passed the kitchen where Hannah sat with two friends, Patsy and Valentine.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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