maiden
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One told me she has started using her maiden name professionally because her married name was used in a scam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Hansen, a 50-year-old former fighter pilot on his maiden voyage into space, said he saw "some extraordinary things" during the first hours aboard the Orion.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Seventeen runs from a maiden century, he scented six of them when Nathan Gilchrist dropped short, but his pull found only the hands of Dan Mousley at deep square leg.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The other four external members of the nine-person board will make maiden speeches, but the timing is unclear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The years passed, and the child grew into a maiden admired by all for her beauty and goodness.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
Vocabulary lists containing maiden
Drama
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
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"A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord
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