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Angela

American  
[an-juh-luh] / ˈæn dʒə lə /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”


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Late-stage funds have a shorter time horizon to returning capital, a key consideration for many LPs parched for cash, said Angela Lai, vice president at Preqin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s Workers’ Rights Bill in 2025 had the unintended effect of discouraging employers from making permanent hires and instead incentivizing them to take workers on as sub-contractors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Meadows’ mother, Angela Meadows, has since asked that the show not air footage of her son’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Many of the Syrians in Germany came during the refugee crisis of 2015, when former Chancellor Angela Merkel made the decision not to close the borders to those fleeing the civil war.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“I wasn’t planning to get to that part until later,” Angela said.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix