as in surnames
a woman's last name before she is married
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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Many younger Red Sox weren’t in the majors, or even drafted in ‘19, the last time the league allowed players to replace their surnames with nicknames on the back of their Players’ Weekend jerseys.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025 -
Some of the searches involved criminal cases in the New York City area and other jurisdictions and cases involving people with Russian and Eastern European surnames, according to The New York Times.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ronaldo is one of just nine players to have won the competition five times or more (only counting those who played in winning finals) and is the only one of these men with his titles split across clubs.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In addition to publishing a range of podcasts, the Pushkin network includes a healthy menu of audiobook titles.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Most, if not all, Democrats are expected to sign on to his Epstein files petition, meaning only six Republicans would need to cross party lines to add their names.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Major indexes fell, dragged down by declines in Big Tech names.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Griffin can help turn the clock back to when Pittsburgh produced prolific hitters like Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and Dave Parker, batting champs Clemente, Parker, Bill Madlock and Matty Alou, and earned nicknames like The Lumber Company.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The couple used the nicknames Eddie and Sue Hawa when operating the business.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The school offers two-year masters degrees for prospective clergy in several Christian denominations, including Reformed and Presbyterian churches.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the vigil, faith leaders across various denominations cited scripture about the dangers of unchecked wealth, the lack of affordable housing issues and other social problems.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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Still only 20 years of age, Huijsen has rapidly become one of the first names on the Real Madrid teamsheet.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In 2017, the school district began requiring that teachers use transgender students’ first names and pronouns.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Maiden names.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20names. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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