maiden

He takes the calendar off the wall and writes his relevant passwords—the codes to his life—on the last page, and then, in capital letters, his mother’s maiden name: the origin of that life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

The worse-than-expected results—Shein’s maiden report since it went public in September—sent its Hong Kong-listed stock down about 14% early Tuesday to a record low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

When she married in the US many years later, she and her Italian husband took the name Prevost, which had been her mother's maiden name.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Thrym tapped the maiden who was Loki on the shoulder.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

Only 5.3% of the complete overs bowled by Australia were maidens.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023

A roomful of maidens rose, curtsied, then resumed their seats.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine