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Anastasia

American  
[an-uh-stey-zhuh, ah-nuh-stah-shuh, uh-nuh-stah-syi-yuh] / ˌæn əˈsteɪ ʒə, ˌɑ nəˈstɑ ʃə, ʌ nʌˈstɑ syɪ yə /

noun

  1. Nikolaievna Romanov Grand Duchess, 1901–?, daughter of Nicholas II: believed executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 with other members of the Romanov family.

  2. a first name.


Anastasia British  
/ ˌænəˈstɑːzɪə, -ˈsteɪ- /

noun

  1. Grand Duchess. 1901–?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her

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"First, you need to create conditions that make a woman actually want to have a child. Not pressure her in every possible way," said Anastasia, a 29-year-old child rehabilitation specialist.

From Barron's

Anastasia said she had "financial" reasons for not wanting a child.

From Barron's

But Anastasia also pointed to "the lack of a fatherhood culture".

From Barron's

Elsewhere in the women's draw, American Coco Gauff dropped the first set but recovered to beat Alycia Parks 3-6 6-0 6-1 in the third round, while Amanda Anisimova was a 6-4 6-2 winner against Yuliia Starodubtseva and Victoria Mboko earned 6-1 7-5 victory over Anastasia Zakharova.

From BBC

Navigating a line between the messages from school and what they say at home is difficult, says Anastasia Rubtsova, a psychotherapist.

From BBC