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Recent Examples of first lady
Daisy will always be our grande dame, Tennessee’s First Lady of Southern Cooking.
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Bezos's Amazon also is paying millions for the rights to a documentary on First Lady Melania Trump.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Similarly, President Bill Clinton named First Lady Hillary Clinton to lead his health care task force.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The book launch will take place in Washington, D.C. on April 30 with former First Lady Michelle Obama sitting down with Knowles as the event’s moderator.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Bezos's Amazon also is paying millions for the rights to a documentary on First Lady Melania Trump.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Similarly, President Bill Clinton named First Lady Hillary Clinton to lead his health care task force.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The book launch will take place in Washington, D.C. on April 30 with former First Lady Michelle Obama sitting down with Knowles as the event’s moderator.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first lady
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The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement In the city of L.A. itself, the grand old man of adobes is the Avila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Avila, once mayor of the city.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 July 2024
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If deployed at scale by higher education institutions, these models could help students access world-class programs locally, allowing more talent to stay, learn, and contribute to South Africa’s long-term growth.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Carlos Barria | Reuters As Trump tries to punish companies, universities and other institutions for their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, many businesses are renaming their programs to avoid scrutiny, rather than giving up entirely.—
Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Make sure to match the hardware to light fixtures and shower rods for a cohesive look.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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The return fixture poses a challenging occasion for both teams, particularly Atlético who had the psychological blow of leading 2-0 before losing 4-2 to Barcelona on their visit to the Spanish capital only two weeks ago.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“First lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20lady. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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