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Andrea

American  
[an-dree-uh, ahn-, ahn-drey-uh] / ˈæn dri ə, ˈɑn-, ɑnˈdreɪ ə /

noun

  1. a first name, Latinized form of Andrew.


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Chronicling Hockney’s arrival as an important artist in the “ravishing” Met retrospective, the New Yorker writer Andrea K. Scott called it “a revelation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Speaking to the inquiry, Rowland's cousin Dr Andrea Hughes said there had been more than five decades of "ignorance, poor leadership, parochialism and arrogance" in relation to the investigation.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

To investigate why evolution appeared to slow during this period, Mitchell and co-author Professor Andrea Manica studied fossils from Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, one of the world's most important Ediacaran fossil sites.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Ah, she’s got a temper,” Doña Andrea snorted.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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