Corday
Americannoun
noun
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Marat was murdered in July 1793 by Charlotte Corday, who was aligned with the more moderate Girondin faction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Both were Montagnards, members of the Revolution’s most ardent faction; Corday, from the rival Girondins, gained entry to Marat’s bathroom by claiming to have information on Girondin fugitives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Kingston played River Song in BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who from 2008 to 2015, and starred in US medical drama ER for more than a decade as Dr Elizabeth Corday.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
The statement continued: “Complaints about Mr. Alarr’s on-set behavior were promptly investigated. Corday Productions fully cooperated with the impartial investigation and subsequently terminated Mr. Alarr.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Not long after this Marat was murdered in his bath by an aggrieved young woman named Charlotte Corday, but by this time it was too late for Lavoisier.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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