noun
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1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland
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1872–1918, the wife of Nicholas II of Russia; her misrule while Nicholas was supreme commander of the Russian forces during World War I precipitated the Russian Revolution
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Alexandra Parfitt, 46, a biostatistician, was disappointed to discover her 9-year-old daughter had copied and pasted an internet description of a “Peanuts” cartoon character into a school presentation on Google Slides.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Their children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, visited Høiby hours after their mother had gone into hospital last Thursday.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It moved to the West End in 2018, and opened in North America at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“Income is an incredible ballast to a portfolio in times of stress,” said Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s co-chief investment officer and co-head of multi-asset solutions.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
In July, Queen Alexandra made a royal tour of inspection of Endurance at the dock in London and presented Shackleton and his crew with an inscribed Bible.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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