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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

Allegra, owned by pharma giant Sanofi, and Edelman, the world’s largest independent PR firm, picked up the A.I. award, for a campaign called Allegra Airways.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025

Consultancy Allegra Strategies estimates beans contribute less than 10% of the price of a cup of coffee.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

“We didn’t know Allegra would have people call him,” she added quickly.

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