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Allegra

American  
[uh-leg-ruh, ahl-le-grah] / əˈlɛg rə, ɑlˈlɛ grɑ /

noun

  1. a first name.


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Allegra Goodman’s family saga coaxes, in Sam Sacks’s words, “excellent, bone-dry humor” out of the skirmishes and long-running battles among members of a loving, fractious clan.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

The organisers of the march, Allegra Petruzzi, told AFP: "All my classmates were in that fire, and most of them died, but some are still in hospital. It's for them, too, we have to fight."

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

There was even a web-browser component, accessible on mobile, that could help Allegra users chart a path through streets with the cleanest air.

From Slate Mar. 3, 2025

She played Megan Richardson on “Santa Barbara” in the 1990s and Allegra Montenegro on “General Hospital” in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2024

Allegra shrugged and returned to her new favorite topic, the eighth grade dance.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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