lady
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Rather than reassured, they will also be rightly skeptical of the first lady who continues to stand by his side.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Those who were making most of the money—the so-called robber barons—became the object of publisher Joseph Pulitzer’s editorial contempt for their not funding the long-delayed pedestal upon which the large lady was to stand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
On 21 October 1966, as a primary school and surrounding homes in Aberfan were engulfed by slurry from a collapsed coal tip, a dinner lady was collecting money from pupils.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Unusually for Vance on the campaign trail, he then went down to greet the crowd in person -- shaking hands, patting arms and meeting the lady with the black pro-Vance hat.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
More of a shady old lady than Swiss nobility.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
It makes us fondly recall a past when first ladies competently delivered coherent speeches from podiums and made strong policy advocates.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Her co-star Grant was known for being very demanding of his leading ladies.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Its members included senior pastors, first ladies, evangelists, and other women with constituencies of their own that travel far in a state like Michigan.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
“It was what the data said,” Volsche says, noting that the only segment in their research that truly found cat dads as more desirable were, well, cat ladies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Every month, Aunt Melissa hosts a book club at her hotel for the neighborhood ladies.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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