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Vanessa

American  
[vuh-nes-uh] / vəˈnɛs ə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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TV stars Nick and Vanessa Lachey have trimmed $500,000 off the asking price of their longtime “dream home,” as they prepare to bid farewell to California.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The FDA approved the Miudella in February 2025, about a year before Vanessa stumbled across the device.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

“We get to recover the intention of a soliloquy,” said executive artistic director Vanessa Morosco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Analyst Vanessa Thomson says this profit contribution will grow if Medibank increases clinics, raises consultations per clinic or lifts profit per consultation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Until Vanessa showed up right before the end of the period, just when—as promised—Tom Cruise gave the class a few minutes to “socialize.”

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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