maiden
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Her maiden name was Proudlove and she had a brother who was adopted before she was born.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
In her maiden speech in the House of Commons in October 2024, Fleet said it was her "duty" to speak up for women in her Derbyshire constituency "whose stories are not being told".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Trump took his maiden flight on the plane on July 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The billionaire president has barely been able to contain his excitement over the retrofitted Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which took him to Ankara on its maiden trip outside the United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
She was still beautiful, but it was the beauty of age, not of a golden-haired maiden.
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
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
“The little stream is delightfully clear and bright. I can fancy that there might be maidens playing near.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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