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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 The glamorous, haunting, oh-so-theatrical love story of the legendary Baron Laurence Olivier and his equally iconic first lady, Vivien Leigh, is one filled with superlatives on both sides. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 The final captive passenger pigeons, a pair named George and Martha, after the nation’s first president and first lady, lived out their days in the Cincinnati Zoo. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 Martine Moïse, the former first lady, was wounded during her husband's assassination. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 One of his biggest projects after returning to public life was a series of portraits of the Statue of Liberty, painted at the White House at the invitation of first lady Nancy Reagan in 1981. — Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 They were written between the era of their courtship, starting in 1762, through their time as the second president and first lady up until 1801, spanning their few months in the new White House relocated to its current location in Virginia. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The first lady and Peng Liyuan will hold a separate engagement while their spouses get down to business. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 The first lady's speeches usually touch on her key initiatives like helping improve the foster care system and making AI more accessible for students. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 The former first lady wowed in a slate gray dress trimmed with navy blue velvet. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 Sep. 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
  • In February, the village filed suit against Fifth Third Bank seeking $2 million that officials allege the institution improperly paid out in fraudulent checks signed by Henyard.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Others, including major philanthropic institutions, have pulled back out of fear of retribution that giving to political or racial justice causes could draw the administration's ire.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • Their last, on Avenida del Sol, was designed to look ahead for its time, with futuristic glass fixtures.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Television news helicopter coverage has become one of the most important elements of any local newscast, with the high-flying helicopters roaring overhead a common fixture of breaking news scenes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixture

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