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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In a sentencing memorandum ahead of the hearing Wednesday, Sangha’s defense attorneys, Mark J. Geragos and Alexandra Kazarian, noted that their client had no prior criminal history and had been incarcerated since August 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Times staff writer Alexandra Del Rosario and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Alexandra Thornton, senior director of financial regulation policy at the Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, welcomes congressional involvement.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
“The strong cash generation and continued reduction in leverage delivered in 2025 reinforces our resilience and increases our strategic flexibility,” finance chief Alexandra Dambeck said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
My parents, a generation or so removed from these earliest settlers of Alexandra, had, too, come from the tribal reserves.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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