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baroness

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Recent Examples of baroness Ever wanted to be a baron or a baroness? — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025 Redford plays Denys, a big game hunter in Out of Africa, while Streep plays Karen, a baroness. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Diana counted Monckton, now a baroness, among her closest friends and was godmother to one of her daughters. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 The baroness is determined to build a hotel on the island, which a century ago might as well be like building a hotel on the moon. — Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baroness

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Beyond fancy friends and connections to famous people, what the countess has most of all is game.

— Luisa Opalesky, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
De Lesseps turned a fall from countess to tabloid fixture into a thriving cabaret career.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

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The duchess styled her platinum blonde lob in an airy low updo with a deep side part, showing off a pair of classic gold hoop earrings.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
That followed the 2020 decision by Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex, to step down from their roles as senior members of the royal family.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026

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Camilla’s eight-minute video is based on a conversation between the queen and Maggie’s Chief Executive Laura Lee, who said the number of men who visit the charity’s centers has risen 12% since the king announced his diagnosis.

— Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Buckingham Palace had not yet taken the step of announcing the monarch's diagnosis to the world and so the queen was forced to keep quiet.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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The couple picked out a diamond and emerald ring from Van Cleef & Arpels that was later redesigned with marquise diamonds.

— Freya Drohan, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
After nearly two years of dating, Dean popped the question to Eden on a hill overlooking the countryside in Arkansas, presenting her with a marquise-cut engagement ring from Crocker’s Jewelers.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

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In 2020, Emma, previously Viscountess Weymouth, became Britain's first Black marchioness when her husband inherited the title upon the death of his father.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024

Definition of marchioness

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And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one.

— Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of viscountess

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