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maiden

[meyd-n] / ˈmeɪd n /


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Or can Messi's great rival, the 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, defy father time by inspiring a talented Portugal team to its maiden World Cup win?

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Nandini, who was the deputy operations director for Mangalyaan, India's maiden Mars Orbiter Mission, wore the outfit on 1 December 2013.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

After its maiden flight in October 2025, the X-59 underwent a planned maintenance period before returning to flight testing in March 2026.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

She is intensely private: almost no information, including her maiden name, is available online.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The fate of this maiden was another example of the danger of claiming equality with the gods in anything whatsoever.

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




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