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as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex At the moment, three of his signature movies are simultaneously being resurrected — one by another famous Steven, as in Spielberg — while a fourth project based on an ex-wife’s memoir continues to gestate as either a possible drama or documentary. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 The concierge is very knowledgeable and can get guests access to things like dinner or event reservations during Sundance Film Festival, and similar feats that otherwise would be impossible—and take that from me as an ex-local. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 In October 2026, the disgraced ex-prince filed a lawsuit against the Thames Valley Police, who arrested him and searched his homes on his birthday. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026 One is Horsch's ex-wife, Amy McHale, 54, who was 44 when she was last seen on June 13, 2016, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in June. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
This second tale unfolds in an isolated cabin in the 1950s, as a lonely man on death’s door, Tom (Nick Nolte), a father in wait for his estranged daughter, finds an unconscious maiden, Alice (Caylee Cowan), outside in the snow.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

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This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Loyal Maids in Extravagant Mansions While Solana is a disorderly servant, Clarita reflects the trope of the loyal maid of the higher class, the societal expectation in the region.

— Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Rural California community college students want bachelor’s degrees but have few options, a report says.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The report also found that nearly 8 percent of students earned a bachelor’s within three years, including more than 6,900 who finished in a year or less.

— Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

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In the show, Bertha (Linda Reiter) is an old spinster and a neighbor of the Borden family in Fall River.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
At age 37, Abby was considered a spinster, and her social class was well below that of her husband.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

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