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as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage
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as in unmarried
never having had sexual relations
only maiden girls were allowed to serve as priestesses in that temple in ancient Roman times
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Recent Examples of maiden
Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The Disney Treasure cruise ship's maiden voyage is set for Dec. 21.
—EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
As the moon passes through its phases, Ixchel passes through the phases of a woman’s life, from maiden to mother to crone.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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The 100,000-ton Gerald R. Ford was put into service in 2017 and completed its maiden, eight-month-long combat deployment in January.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The Disney Treasure cruise ship's maiden voyage is set for Dec. 21.
—EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday morning, just hours before Reeves delivered her maiden speech, British newspapers ran a picture of the Chancellor at work in her Downing Street office.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
As the moon passes through its phases, Ixchel passes through the phases of a woman’s life, from maiden to mother to crone.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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With the first season deemed successful and warmly received, the prospect of merging these two racing entities has become a possibility.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The superstar reveals her true story in the first of a two-part memoir. 3.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Watch The Perfect Holiday on Hulu Four Christmases In this 2008 rom-com, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn play an unmarried couple with plans for an exotic holiday getaway.James Mercadante, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, for unmarried women with children, the median wealth dropped sharply to $10,700.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, as noted with the illustrative examples with those in the housing goods industries, inquiries and initial connections with premium stores often happen through websites or email, which, by our definition, still qualifies as e-commerce.Tom Madsen, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Assuming an initial retail price of $25 per month, or $300 per year, Fishman sees the new platform generating some $259 million in incremental revenue in 2026, given a base of 1 million paying customers.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Depp goes beyond Ellen’s virginal purity to complicate our understanding of this character’s relationship to darkness — how she is at once disturbed by and deeply intimate with it.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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The film follows Allie (Danica McKellar), a down-on-her-luck New York hotel maid who lands an unexpected job taking care of a young European princess.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who subsequently spent Tuesday night and much of the following day in a police cell, is believed to be a maid at the palace and was on a night out with around 50 members of palace staff at the time, according to The Sun newspaper.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Toyota North America followed suit on Tuesday, pledging $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, which is a fundraising effort that supports the president-elect's inauguration and related events.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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OpenAI chief Sam Altman and Facebook’s parent, Meta, contributed to Trump’s inaugural fund, and Amazon reportedly did as well.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Founders Iris Alonzo and Carolina Crespo pioneered two sustainable supply chains that transform existing cotton waste streams into world-first basics, eliminating the use of any virgin raw materials.Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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As environmental regulations tighten and consumer attention on sustainability increases, the fashion industry is moving away from traditional linear production models and adopting more innovative, circular approaches that focus on lowering the need for new, virgin materials.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
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Thick, deeply flavorful and less cloying than the original, this vegan rendition ($9) uses Shields’s date crystals, chewy pieces of fresh date, soy ice cream and banana.Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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The story mirrors the original, following a fresh batch of desperate have-nots competing in elementary school games with a sizable fortune for the winners and pitiless execution for the losers.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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