dame

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Labour MP Jessica Morden is made a dame for her political service and former Tory MP Greg Hands is knighted for the same reason.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

A true Welsh icon, Bassey was made a dame in 1999 for her services to entertainment.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

She was made a dame in 2009, and has also acted as a senior adviser to the British government and the United Nations on artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Twila is, in Hollywood parlance, a “firecracker” — you know, the tough-talking dame who inevitably nurses a wounded heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

“Just the dame school. For the younger children, in the summer months. With you to help me I can take more pupils.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare