Thaïs

American

[they-is] / ˈθeɪ ɪs /

noun

flourished late 4th century b.c., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.

Thaïs British

/ ˈθeɪɪs /

noun

4th-century _bc Athenian courtesan; mistress of Alexander the Great

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The only close race was the MileStat.com XC Invitational in October, which she won by two seconds over McLean senior Thaïs Rolly.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022

“I am speechless, my eyes are filled with tears of joy and my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude,” Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi posted to Instagram in March.

From Fox News • Apr. 29, 2020

A gentle duet from "Thaïs" gave us a brief glimpse of what a Domingo/Fleming "Thaïs" would have been like, although with a bit more rehearsal, it could have had a sharper focus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2016

Ms. Krynski’s rich voice conveyed the torment of the beautiful Thaïs, who dreads the inevitable loss of her beauty.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2012

Diluted by distance and bathed by the footlights she focused prettily into a Manon, a Thaïs, an Isolde.

From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben

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