Diana
Americannoun
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Princess of WalesLady Diana Spencer, 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
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an ancient Roman deity, virgin goddess of the moon and of hunting, and protector of women, identified by the Romans with the Greek Artemis.
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the moon personified as a goddess.
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Also Diane a female given name.
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Greek counterpart: Artemis. the virginal Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon
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title Diana, Princess of Wales, original name Lady Diana Frances Spencer . 1961–97, she married Charles, Prince of Wales, in 1981; they were divorced in 1996: died in a car crash
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He added Diana Bartolata, an administrator at a New Jersey accounting firm that handled Late Stage’s tax forms, to the email chain, which was reviewed by the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Kalshi representative Elisabeth Diana said on Friday that the lawsuit would hurt New Yorkers, who would be "driven offshore."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Rep. Diana DeGette, who has been serving in the House for three decades.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
She’s like an Auntie Mame, only her version of extravagance is peanut butter sundaes at Serendipity 3, a course at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and tickets to see Diana Rigg on Broadway in “Medea.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Diana tried to stop me, but it was like something had ahold of me and it was making me turn the knob and open the door.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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