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The sign, which depicts laundress hard at work over a washtub, was built for the Econo-Wash/Maytag Laundry circa 1959, according to Richard Jarvis, senior historic preservation planner.—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026 Currently, career nannies, ROTA (rotational) nannies, laundresses, chefs, butlers, estate managers, and personal assistants are being heavily sought after.—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026 Her own parents, Lee and Eva Renfrow, worked as a cook and a laundress.—Scott Simon, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026 In fact, the product’s popularity soared in the Victorian era, when the royal laundress credited her perfectly bright linens to the little blue additive, turning it into a household must-have.—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laundress