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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governesses
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These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.—
Kerry Lester Kasper,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Most people can read 200–400 words per minute; speed readers claim to manage roughly four times that amount.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Air nannies are real people, often professionals who specialize in pet travel who accompany your dog on a flight.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But what doctors have recently uncovered is that dropping estrogen levels around this period might also spell trouble for women’s brain health.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Personal curriculums attempt to recreate the structure of academia — without professors or classmates.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The 418-page document took 18 months to complete and was unveiled by co-chairs Anne Burke and Karen Goodnough, both professors at Memorial University's Faculty of Education, alongside Education Minister Bernard Davis.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wesley is the eighth pastor in the church's more than 200-year history, and represents the fifth generation of Baptist preachers, according to information on the Alfred Street Baptist Church website.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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These boards, comprised of academics and civic leaders, are tasked with upholding academic integrity while ensuring institutional accountability.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The university’s central office and the deans’ offices are working to eliminate administration positions, officials added.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Governesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governesses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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