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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She spoke to BBC Newsbeat ahead of PinkPantheress headlining Alexandra Palace on Friday night.
From BBC • 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
Co-first author Alexandra Beaudry-Richard, MSc, said the findings suggest that low but technically normal B12 could have broader effects than previously recognized.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
But Alexandra Căpitănescu, a Master's student at the Faculty of Physics in Bucharest, says campaigners have got it all wrong.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Alexandra Krivonogova, from the 125th Guards, flew passenger planes for twenty-five years and then became an air traffic controller.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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