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
Trump took his maiden flight on the plane on July 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Last month, the 25-year-old in California legally changed her surname to Leonard-Ripley, removing the reminder of her father and replacing it with a name combining her mother's maiden name and her husband's surname.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Bell Potter says the higher costs were driven by lower grades, weaker sales volumes, higher diesel costs and accounting impacts of the integration of maiden copper production from the new Jericho mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
They dressed the maiden as though for her death and carried her to the hill with greater sorrowing than if it had been to her tomb.
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
As Ahmed put together a spell either side of lunch, he bowled England's first maidens and had Shreyas Iyer caught in the deep in the leg side for 35.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2024
When it is resumed, in the next chapter, so to speak, the maidens are being married to their cousins and their father is presiding at the marriage feast.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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