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Sophia

/ səʊˈfaɪə /

noun

  1. 1630–1714, electress of Hanover (1658–1714), in whom the Act of Settlement (1701) vested the English Crown. She was a granddaughter of James I of England and her son became George I of Great Britain and Ireland

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The town’s dominant monument is Little Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine church that in the eighth century hosted the last ecumenical council recognized by both the Eastern and Western churches.

Heather Knight, Amy Jones and Sophia Dunkley were among the England players not picked.

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Hannah Talley makes $53,000 annually as an auto mechanic and feels secure in her AI-resistant trade, while Sophia Talley earns about $30,000 annually as a writer and struggles to find full-time work.

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared of harassing a trans activist on social media but convicted of damaging Sophia Brooks' phone.

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Sophia always loved creative writing, and she began to envision a career as a journalist at the encouragement of a high-school English teacher.

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