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lady

[ley-dee] / ˈleɪ di /




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Work on the project began last year with the sudden demolition of the East Wing, which used to house the offices of the first lady.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The 81-year-old was also well known for playing nurse Megan Roach in the BBC's Casualty from 1986, making her final appearance in 2010; and was the Central Park pigeon lady in 1992's Home Alone sequel.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

A public feud with his stepmother, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro—one of the conservative movement’s most popular figures among women and evangelical voters—has also alienated some voters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

And at a White House cage fight, a former first lady was brazenly disparaged.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“Mount St. Helens, a lady with a 123-year-old tummyache, erupted with a gigantic volcanic burp,” the Spokesman-Review wrote, condescendingly.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The starkest contrast between two summertime TV hits about women navigating midlife’s challenges shows up in the way its leading ladies handle themselves in the kitchen.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

“He gets a lot of love from all the ladies that work here and myself ... he has a lot of fans. I don’t know who’s more famous, Muhammad Ali or Likho the Cat.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

As America’s 250th anniversary approached, I asked historians, journalists, military leaders and public servants to identify one lesson from the legacies of presidents and first ladies that speaks to the present.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The 4,000-year-old stone circle is said to represent nine petrified ladies, while the King Stone is said to be the fossilised fiddler who played for them.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Two ladies peered at us as they passed by, but James didn’t notice.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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