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And students and educators in every state have joined the first lady's efforts in the presidential AI challenge, keeping America's next generation positioned to succeed and strongly succeed in the future.
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February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Tasked specifically with filming Jackie Kennedy, Maysles did that job and more, capturing telling moments—the future first lady nervously fidgeting with her white gloves, for example—that traditionalists felt should have remained private.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
His sign this year referenced a video Trump posted on social media in early February depicting Barack and Michelle Obama, the former president and first lady, as apes.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Read on for a look into some of the spots the former first lady called home.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
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February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Tasked specifically with filming Jackie Kennedy, Maysles did that job and more, capturing telling moments—the future first lady nervously fidgeting with her white gloves, for example—that traditionalists felt should have remained private.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
His sign this year referenced a video Trump posted on social media in early February depicting Barack and Michelle Obama, the former president and first lady, as apes.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Read on for a look into some of the spots the former first lady called home.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first lady
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The genial German émigré and legendary brewer loaned his name and many of his recipes to Chris Kramer, a relative, and Matt Rattner, the co-creators San Diego’s oldest existing brewery, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. At a beer dinner 30 years ago, the grand old man expounded on the secrets of his craft.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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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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The Kauffman Center and T-Mobile Center are within walking distance, and cultural institutions like the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art are a short drive away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Impact funds, development finance institutions, family offices, corporate VCs — each with different mandates and return expectations.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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But now, with the bloodless spectacle of a button being pushed to prompt a computer to decide the league-phase fixtures, then variables for the knockouts limited to deciding which of two pre-determined teams the winners of the play-offs would face, the old way actually seems quite diverting.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The fan has six speeds and is surrounded by a ring of LED lights inside a slim-profile contemporary drum fixture.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“First lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20lady. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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