maiden
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One told me she has started using her maiden name professionally because her married name was used in a scam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
She took two further wickets in the remainder of the over, recording a second maiden, then removed another pair of batters in the fifth over.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Hansen, a 50-year-old former fighter pilot on his maiden voyage into space, said he saw "some extraordinary things" during the first hours aboard the Orion.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
He made just eight appearances, failing to score, so to return at the level he has this season - and earn a maiden Brazil call up - is a testament to his quality and self-belief.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
One day he chanced to see a mighty eagle, greater and more splendid than any mortal bird, bearing a maiden to an island not far away.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing maiden
Drama
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
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"A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord
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