maiden
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It is a sixth top-10 victory of the season for Noskova, who won her maiden Grand Slam at Wimbledon in July.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
So they changed his nom de guerre to Magura, a winged cloud maiden from Ukrainian mythology who hovers over battlefields to guide fallen warriors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The pair actually met for the first time at this week's ATP 250 event in Lyon, where Balshaw beat Portuguese world number 56 Jaime Faria for his maiden win at tour level.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Trump calls Wiles the "ice maiden" after the Florida political operative masterminded his 2024 election win, and until recently the first ever female chief had maintained steely discipline at the White House.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
At Troy he rescued a maiden who was in the same plight as Andromeda, waiting on the shore to be devoured by a sea monster which could be appeased in no other way.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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
She told Newsday afterward that the most difficult clue was in the third puzzle: “Greek festival maidens with baskets on their heads.”
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Standing out among the imposing voices of giants, the Rhine maidens and other gods was Tamara Mumford as Erda, the Earth goddess, who speaks foreboding truth to power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
A housesitter must reckon with a pair of crones — or are they maidens?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
Three of them lined up and kicked like chorus maidens, joking loudly.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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