matron
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Who would suspect a frumpy matron in a humble sweater could wreak such unhinged havoc?
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Seema cosplaying a garden society matron certainly isn’t the worst vision this show has served.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
She arrived for breakfast looking elegant in a black-and-white caftan, the picture of an Upper West Side matron, a matron without a sizable body count.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
Four months after she started work, the unit's matron became suspicious after a check on Nasir's nursing registration code showed she had qualified four years later than she stated on her application form.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
The matron stood “Those people hardly ever last long when they come here,” she said.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Behind her back, the other matrons make snarky remarks about her while sipping her tea; we learn all this because we share Millie’s point of view and the moms speak freely in front of her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The same dynamic applies for another vintage descriptor for members: “younger matrons and girls,” an allusion to youthful women, married and not.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
“Pacific Heights matrons would bring their Dom Perignon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Band 8 is divided into four sections, including senior matrons, heads of department and nurse consultants, who can earn between £48,526 and £91,787.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022
At least I know what to expect—hard mattresses, rough sheets, strict matrons.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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