Mary Janes, small bits of chocolate, candy, sugar, or the like, for sprinkling on ice cream; sprinkles.
a brand of young girls' low-heeled shoe of patent leather having across the instep a single strap that fastens at the side.
First recorded in 1925–30; translation of Mexican Spanish marijuana, by the popular assumption—probably incorrect—that it is a compound of Spanish María and Juana
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But then there’s also the people you build relationships with and end up in the studio together — Dev or our friend Mary Jane Dunphe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025
In December, Indonesia also took Mary Jane Veloso off death row and returned her to the Philippines.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
“It’s daily moral agony for her,” Mary Jane marvels.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
Mary Jane Melendez, the company’s chief sustainability global impact officer, said 85% of the company’s water use is in agriculture.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Stanton knew that if any person in Washington deserved a precious lock of the martyr’s hair, it was Mary Jane Welles.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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