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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 Hyde’s 2022 “Eleutheria,” for example, follows its white protagonist to the titular Bahamian island and to Camp Hope, a commune attempting to address the ravages of climate change by living differently.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

"McDonald's has done a terrible job with coffee overall, despite selling a lot of it," said Jeffrey Young, founder of Allegra World Coffee Portal, a research firm and consultancy.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023

“We tried to make contact with the Beiderman this morning. Did not go well,” Jessie said, then filled Allegra in on the failed breakfast attempt.

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

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