alumna
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Among the well wishers in the comments were TV presenter Rochelle Humes, TV personality Stacey Solomon, and Love Island alumna Maura Higgins.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Annabelle is a proud Philadelphian and an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania as well as its student newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
An alumna of what was then called North Texas State University and Howard University, Shepard also had a minor role in “The Wiz.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
The “Little House on the Prairie” alumna, 61, spoke out on Monday, issuing a statement of gratitude and reflection to the Instagram page of her lifestyle brand, Modern Prairie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Patients, with accompanying nurses, made their rounds of the stocked shelves, conversing in low tones, with the asylum librarian, an alumna of the asylum herself.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
They were ultimately swayed, he said, by appeals from more than a thousand of the camp’s alumnae loyalists and families eager for their daughters to return this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
The College of Charleston is nearly 70% female, and those alumnae opened up my understanding of this whole story.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
The petition had been launched by alumnae of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, who opposed the liberal arts school’s plan.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
At the back of the room, a contingent of Alpha Kappa Alphas, fellow alumnae of the vice president’s close-knit sorority, sat listening to Ms. Harris.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Not even Martha could make marzipan without almonds. alumnae.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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