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Recent Examples of governess
Maybe for a governess, but a maid?
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Like many young women of her generation, Lady Anne was educated at home by a governess and reportedly excelled at music and languages.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Coming from humbler circumstances than Hedda, who is a general’s daughter, Thea previously worked as a governess before marrying her employer, a widower two decades her senior.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Like Jane Eyre—a governess who fell for her affluent employer—Woodley’s character, a young single mother, is a broke outsider in an exclusive community.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Like many young women of her generation, Lady Anne was educated at home by a governess and reportedly excelled at music and languages.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Coming from humbler circumstances than Hedda, who is a general’s daughter, Thea previously worked as a governess before marrying her employer, a widower two decades her senior.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Like Jane Eyre—a governess who fell for her affluent employer—Woodley’s character, a young single mother, is a broke outsider in an exclusive community.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governess
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With ticket prices – not to mention travel expenses – having been at extreme levels for months, the series of international friendlies (exhibition matches, for the American reader) – played before the tournament begins have become big-time moments for families all around the United States.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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This Roasted Tomato Quiche is a lighter, breakfast-friendly version of the Southern classic, and it's proven a winner among our readers.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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In March 2024, Wells Fargo began targeting Cuthbertson’s remote-work arrangement despite his doctor’s recommendations, according to the suit.—
Chase Jordan
June 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Frequently asked questions What do doctors really think of sleepmaxxing?—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Before God, Puritan preachers taught, all human callings, all useful work, is equal.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Studio executives might not have had much interest in listening to a preacher from Tupelo, but parent companies could be threatened with viewer anger.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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When all the votes are tabulated, the real lesson from Tuesday’s primary will be what direction voters in California want the Democratic Party to take, said Dan Schnur, a politics and communications professor at UC Berkeley and USC.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Led by Sungjune Park, PhD, a professor and soft electronics expert, the team used liquid metal particles to create a new hydrogel electrolyte.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Ayanna Howard, the dean of Ohio State University's engineering college and appointee to the federal government's National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, was chosen to be the next president of Spelman College in Atlanta, a historically Black liberal arts institution for women.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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Brenda McAleer, dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Maine at Augusta — which is preparing to offer a bachelor’s of applied public administration — said the degrees were designed for adults who already have some work experience or have taken some college courses.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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The profile of the pedant has changed surprisingly across time periods and cultures, but what’s constant is that nobody wants to be called one.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Avery, the heroine of Anika Jade Levy’s debut novel, Flat Earth (Catapult, $26), spends many turgid nights with a pedant.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Church did not, however, neglect the National Academy, and in 1849—in the midst of bloody riots pitting nativists against immigrants and New York’s working class against the wealthy—he was promoted to full academician status.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The project was led by Xu Jianzhong, PhD, a CAS academician and engineering thermophysics expert.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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Different goals lead to different strategies The differences between industry and academe begin with a divergence in purpose.—
Maysam Ghovanloo,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2026
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Woke doesn't just characterize academe, academe is from where almost every trope of woke originally came.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Governess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governess. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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