first lady

noun

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as in grand old man

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Recent Examples of first lady The new Green Park Inn is under development on the site of the hotel that first opened in 1891 and housed famous faces including first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 Nighy will play Nahla’s estranged father, Nyk Ake, while DeWitt will portray Tarima’s mother, Laytha Sadal, the first lady of Betazed. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 As part of a new series on Substack, the first lady writes about the first lady. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The foundation was set up to support the Hope Florida program, a signature initiative for first lady Casey DeSantis that aims to connect residents with help from private community organizations instead of government services. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 The celebration of Lee's birthday continues Wednesday evening as the museum hosts a conversation with former first lady Michelle Obama at the city's convention center. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Office of President Herzog At the president’s residence in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog lit a memorial candle to open the day’s commemorative events. — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Lee’s birthday celebration will continue Wednesday evening as the museum will host a conversation with former first lady Michelle Obama at the Fort Worth Convention Center. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026 Former first lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to appear on Wednesday at the Fort Worth Convention Center as part of the National Juneteenth Museum's Uniting Voices Speaker Series and Lee's centennial celebration. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
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  1. grand old man
  2. institution
  3. fixture
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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
  • 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
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  • This year there are 339 exhibiting companies and institutions from 32 countries and territories, 17% more than last year.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The result is a country spending heavily to sustain its public institutions while struggling to deliver the services citizens expect and a political system increasingly consumed by conflict over how to fix them.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • Loulou de Saison For her latest collection, Chloe Harrouche stayed close to the formula that has made Loulou de Saison a reliable fixture in the contemporary Parisian wardrobe.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Love it or hate it, Erewhon is now a permanent fixture at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
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