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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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And when Pete and his cohorts arrive, they’re too broadly quirky to be either menacing or hysterical, although Olyphant’s long-suffering leader has some nice moments slowly processing how dumb Todd and Allegra are.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

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

“Geez,” said Allegra, who had been unusually silent during the entire exchange.

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

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