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Patricia

American  
[puh-trish-uh, -tree-shuh] / pəˈtrɪʃ ə, -ˈtri ʃə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”


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Patricia Lashley, who was 33 at the time, was last seen near her home on Hall Street, Dudley, in September 1998.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

He and his wife, Patricia Kelly, wanted to travel more.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Patricia “Pat” Phillips informs the police that “he was not in that frame of mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

It was hanging above a green sofa in the living room of Patricia Kadgien, whose father Friedrich Kadgien had been a top adviser to Hermann Goring, Adolf Hitler's deputy.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Patricia sold property she owned to raise funds for the Ellsberg-Russo legal team.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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