Jackie
Americannoun
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a native Australian
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native Australians collectively
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to sit bolt upright, esp cheekily
Example Sentences
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In Jackie Keller’s case, she got caught in several estate-recovery issues at once, all made more complicated by Oregon’s shifting rules.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The estate that Jackie Keller fought the government to keep is not a grand mansion with manicured lawns, or anything that could be used as a set for HBO’s show “The Gilded Age.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Since his exit Dame Jackie Baillie has been acting leader of Scottish Labour.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
KD1 was first spotted on the nonprofit’s cameras on Aug. 6, while Jackie was in critical care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Every day without Monday made her absence grow bigger and bigger in my head, like the tumor my great-aunt Jackie died from.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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