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woman

[woom-uhn] / ˈwʊm ən /


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One woman, who is originally from Sudan but who has lived in Northern Ireland since 2016, said families were now scared to stay in their homes.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Taylor Swift on Thursday became the youngest woman ever inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame, another milestone in the 36-year-old US pop star's record-breaking career.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

As a woman tells Mew, “the planet teeters on the brink of an appalling and irreversible alteration.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She served as a Democrat in the Assembly and state Senate, becoming the Senate’s first woman majority leader in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

American soldiers huddle behind walls and in foxholes and see a tiny Filipino woman walk alone through the war-torn streets, her shoulders back as shells burst all around her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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