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first lady

noun

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as in grand old man

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Recent Examples of first lady With former first lady Michelle Obama looking on and a very pro-American crowd cheering for Gauff, the US star never faced a break point and only lost four points on her first serve while her opponent hit 18 unforced errors. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 On Friday, the former president and first lady Laura Bush will participate in a commemoration ceremony in New York City. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 That Haitian indictment included former first lady Martine Moïse among the defendants. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 The first lady attended the final night of the Republican National Convention in 2024 when her husband was running his presidential campaign for his second term. — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Like the former first lady, Malia showed off darker roots with braids along her hairline and curly face-framing tendrils. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026 But sometimes, even for a former first lady, the simplest pleasures are the best ones. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026 The Leon County grand jury completed its report in January on investigations into Hope Florida, the charity started in 2021 by Florida first lady Casey DeSantis. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The former first lady wore her braids pulled into a high ponytail, with several pieces framing her face. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
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  1. grand old man
  2. institution
  3. fixture
Noun
  • 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
  • By his side, Caracas finds a grand old man, a novelist who wanders with him into the depths of the Neapolitan underworld.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2023
Definition of grand old man
Noun
  • An artist who wrote more than 20 books and co-founded feminist institutions with Steinem and Jane Fonda, Morgan defied labels in love and politics.
    — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The photographer Nina Howell Starr guest-curated an exhibition, in 1975, of Evans’s work at the museum, making her the third Black woman to have a solo show at the institution.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • This was early November, three weeks before the famous formation change (to a 5-3-2) at Manchester City in their next away fixture which saved Leeds’ season.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Long before fast-food counters and coffee shops became fixtures of American life, luncheonettes gave generations of Americans an inexpensive place to grab a meal and helped change where women could eat, work and socialize in public.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixture

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