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Recent Examples of governess
Deborah Kerr stars as Miss Giddens, a woman working her first job as a governess for a rich bachelor (Michael Redgrave), moving to his country estate to look after two orphans who are in his custody.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The movie recounts the story of the von Trapp family, and the novice nun Maria who serves as governess of the seven children, and later (spoiler alert) marries their father only to have to flee the Nazi regime following the annexation of Austria.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Qualley is set to play a governess who is taking care of children in a remote gothic manor while hiding her psychopathic tendencies.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Jan. 2025
Qualley is set to play a governess taking care of children in a remote gothic manor while hiding her psychopathic tendencies.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The movie recounts the story of the von Trapp family, and the novice nun Maria who serves as governess of the seven children, and later (spoiler alert) marries their father only to have to flee the Nazi regime following the annexation of Austria.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Qualley is set to play a governess who is taking care of children in a remote gothic manor while hiding her psychopathic tendencies.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Jan. 2025
Qualley is set to play a governess taking care of children in a remote gothic manor while hiding her psychopathic tendencies.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governess
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Some of those backers have been frustrated with his administration's support for policing initiatives like the Fusus surveillance video program and license plate readers.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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For readers looking for a little love in their lives — and apparently that's the majority of us — PEOPLE caught up with a number of authors, including Carley Fortune, Jasmine Guillory, and Elle Kennedy, to chat about their favorite romance releases.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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That survey just focused on doctors who were in training for obstetrics in gynecology and intended to focus their entire careers on reproductive health.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
3 Apr. 2025
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Aid groups and doctors warn that the Trump administration’s funding cuts to USAID are likely to cause thousands of unnecessary deaths and a rise in TB infections worldwide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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On the March 30 episode of the show, teenage contestant — and aspiring preacher — Canaan James Hill took the judges to church with his audition for the show, leaving Lionel Richie in particular stunned.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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And the battles continue under Johan’s 58-year-old nephew Erik af Klint—named after his grandfather—a medical doctor and Christian preacher who heads the board today.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration's decision to allow Chinese firms to continue to purchase H20 chips is a major victory for the country, said Chris Miller, a Tufts University history professor and semiconductor expert.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Pavia, a professor and pediatric infectious disease expert at the University of Utah, said the administration isn’t taking the outbreak seriously, and one social media post from the HHS secretary won’t cut it.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Seidel and the university’s board of trustees, which met just before Wright was terminated as dean, have denied that his demotion was in retaliation for his refusing to transfer the funds.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But it was trashed by H. L. Mencken, editor of the Baltimore Sun and dean of America‘s literary critics.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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True, big global history is not for pedants and must be selective to remain accessible.—
Walter Scheidel,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Apr. 2022
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This Jet Ski Is Not a Jet Ski Incidentally, for the pedants out there (WIRED salutes you), technically this is not a jet ski, but a personal watercraft, or PWC.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
18 Nov. 2023
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Other founding principals include fellow academicians Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny.—
Charles Rotblut,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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That committee was the brainchild of two men, William Rusher, the publisher of National Review, and his longtime collaborator, F. Clifton White, a lapsed and low-keyed academician from upstate New York.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
9 July 2024
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His ideas have particularly struck a chord with readers who deal in aesthetics—artists, curators, designers, and architects—even though Han has not quite been embraced by philosophy academe.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2024
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That points to a missed opportunity, because even a little self-reflection would reveal much in 21st-century academe that will one day look as repellent as the earlier bias against Jews.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
13 Oct. 2022
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“Governess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governess. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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