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The proposal comes just one week after Republicans proposed naming the opera house at the Kennedy Center after First Lady Melania Trump.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 July 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron are suing right-wing commentator Candace Owens for defamation.
—Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Melania Trump's signature initiative during her first term as First Lady, Be Best, focused not on the arts but on young people.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Hope Florida, the First Lady’s signature initiative, appears disorganized at best, with poor planning, incomplete records and no clear operational transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 July 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron are suing right-wing commentator Candace Owens for defamation.
—Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Melania Trump's signature initiative during her first term as First Lady, Be Best, focused not on the arts but on young people.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Hope Florida, the First Lady’s signature initiative, appears disorganized at best, with poor planning, incomplete records and no clear operational transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first lady
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The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement In the city of L.A. itself, the grand old man of adobes is the Avila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Avila, once mayor of the city.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 July 2024
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OpenAI worked with education researchers and learning scientists from more than 40 institutions worldwide in developing the tool.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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At both flagship institutions, faculty senates have stopped the university from duplicating the same program in a different department by convening representatives from all groups and advised on how policies could inadvertently impact teaching or students.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Twice during Brendan Rodgers’ reign as manager, pre-season tours to Asia also involved fixtures in Australia.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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True to the fundamental feeling of the collection, each of these items are quickly becoming lasting fixtures in Staudinger’s own wardrobe.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
30 July 2025
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