Elena

[el-uh-nuh, uh-ley-nuh, e-le-nah]

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noun

a female given name, form of Helen.

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Owner Elena Meadows admitted she did not know what her roommate would do with the photo when he asked for one.

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After claiming the biggest payday in women's tennis history, Elena Rybakina refused to pose for a photo with WTA Tour chief executive Portia Archer.

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Earlier this year, the government of President Daniel Noboa announced the construction of a new maximum security jail in the province of Santa Elena.

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But the 27-year-old will also be left reflecting on another near-miss after losing the season-ending WTA Finals title match to Elena Rybakina, where she admitted she had "overthought" her game.

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Two other things I want to lift up from Jackson’s excellent dissent—which, by the way, was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in full, so even if there’s some disagreement among the three liberals, they seem to be aligned on the big stuff.