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French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron during their U.K. visit.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 2 July 2025
After that, Donald and Melania Trump are set to head to the White House for tea with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Remembering the First Lady of Country Music: Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Tammy Wynette's life and times are surrounded by many bittersweetly imperfect realities.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy famously brought in landscape designer Rachel Lambert Mellon in 1962 to craft one of the most iconic layouts for the garden outside the Oval Office.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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Simon Perry, People.com, 2 July 2025
After that, Donald and Melania Trump are set to head to the White House for tea with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Remembering the First Lady of Country Music: Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Tammy Wynette's life and times are surrounded by many bittersweetly imperfect realities.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy famously brought in landscape designer Rachel Lambert Mellon in 1962 to craft one of the most iconic layouts for the garden outside the Oval Office.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first lady
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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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Advertisement In the city of L.A. itself, the grand old man of adobes is the Avila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Avila, once mayor of the city.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 July 2024
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As passed by the House in late May, the One Big Beautiful Bill (its Trumpian name) increased the current 1.4% excise tax on college endowments’ investment earnings to as high as 21% for the richest institutions—those with endowments worth more than $2 million a student.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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His dismissive attitude emanates from Oasis’ heyday, when the band was being feted regularly with awards primarily from British institutions.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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When that season eventually began, and Thomas became a fixture in the women's locker room, Burzynska often retreated to the corner of the room to change.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Yang had designed his interiors to incorporate a tasteful mix of Western and Eastern décor: a wall covered in de Gournay wallpaper here, a Serge Mouille light fixture there, Joseon pottery and contemporary Korean art scattered throughout.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
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