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Noun
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Brendan Banfield, a former IRS agent accused of conspiring with his child’s au pair to kill his wife and frame another man, has been found guilty.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Prosecutors accused Brendan Banfield of plotting the murders with the family's au pair, 25-year-old Juliana Peres Magalhaes, who was initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with the deaths.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Born Lady Anne Coke, Glenconner served as a maid of honor at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953, and as lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret for more than 30 years.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Fox reclaims the notorious lady-in-waiting from centuries of scandal, revealing a sharp-witted, politically savvy woman caught in the tyrannical court of Henry VIII.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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In 1911, a gas explosion in that room caused major damage to the hotel and severely injured a chambermaid, according to the Estes Park Trail Gazette.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Cleese wrote the series with co-star and then-wife Connie Booth, who played chambermaid Polly.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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The child is five, the youngest of a large, well-to-do family and the only daughter: doted upon by her mother and her nursemaid, exquisitely dressed in tiny silk dresses patterned after those worn by Queen Victoria’s children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Anna has come East to meet her estranged father, the Swedish bargeman Chris (Brian d’Arcy James), who believes Anna’s been earning money as a nursemaid.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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The new wages apply to roles such as environmental services technicians, food service assistants, patient safety attendants, and equipment transporters.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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The attendants just carried our bags, held umbrellas over us, got our kids settled in the car, and then spent about 10 minutes tying on our boards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This far removed from civilization, however, the balance of power flips, and the resourceful housekeeper takes control.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The service From the smiles that greet travellers at the front door to the housekeepers, restaurant staff, and pool attendants, there’s a sense of friendliness here that cascades down from the effortlessly charming general manager, Pep Lozano.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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During the Cold War, the military-industrial complex was driven by corporations that operated as handmaidens to the state.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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That is Esther and her handmaiden in his painting, sure as life.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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“Maid-in-waiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid-in-waiting. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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