Maja
Americannoun
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“Our industry needs this workforce,” said Maja Ericksen, executive vice president at construction company Mortenson, which in 2024 began offering 12 weeks of paid leave for birth mothers in its skilled workforce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Fresh from taking down world number one Nelly Korda in the early session, Europe sent out Swedish pair Maja Stark and Linn Grant against in-form Americans Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
It was understandable, therefore, why Zheng found a first-round defeat in Paris this year difficult to take - even if it was to eventual runner-up Maja Chwalinska after nine months on the sidelines.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
On Saturday, Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva took the women’s title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Thank goodness Mojo and Maja remember me from school and Mami from the times the canasta group met here, so they don’t bark at us.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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