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maiden

[meyd-n] / ˈmeɪd n /


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He became MP for Bristol North West in 2017 and claimed in his maiden Commons speech to be the first "Darren" to have entered parliament.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Haaland, who’s added Braut, his mother’s maiden name, to his national jersey, plays like Rob Gronkowski, had Rob Gronkowski been raised playing football in Scandinavia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Tim Duy, the chief U.S. economist at SGH Macro Advisors, agrees that if Warsh sounds dovish at his maiden press conference on Wednesday, stocks will be racing higher.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

The pre-feasibility study outlines a maiden ore reserve of 42.1 million tons of gold-bearing ore at Boundiali grading at 0.9 grams per ton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I think of the lonely maiden decorating the bow; how she asked me to be her eyes and ears on the ship.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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