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maiden

[mayd-n] / ˈmeɪd n /


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Capex of A$1.9 billion and a timeline for maiden production of the September quarter of 2029 were largely in line with Jefferies’s expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rocket Lab once again is delaying the maiden launch of its Neutron rocket, dealing a major blow to investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

California's state bar confirmed to US media that it had no record of Zacharia holding a license under either her married or maiden name.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Tran said passing the act would severely limit the ability of U.S. citizens to vote, especially women whose maiden names may differ from married names on government paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Here Penelope was quite alone, like a maiden in a tower from some fairy tale of old.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The 32-year-old Barbadian's spell - five consecutive wicket maidens - was all the more remarkable given he had bowled six overs earlier in the day for 27 runs without taking a wicket.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

She conceded just 17 runs in her 10 overs, three of which were maidens and into the bargain accounted for four wickets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

Reviewing that production in The New York Times, Anna Kisselgoff praised Ms. Graves’s performance as the Queen of the Wilis, ghostly maidens who had died of broken hearts.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

The rustic utopia would be a place where they could “bleach linens at the brook like the maidens of Homer’s ‘Iliad’!

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

Drops of water fell from the mist and out of them there were formed the frost maidens and Ymir, the first Giant.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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