Bridget
Americannoun
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Also: Bride. Brigid. 453–523 ad , Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland. Feast day: Feb 1
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Also: Birgitta. ?1303-73, Swedish nun and visionary; patron saint of Sweden. Feast day: July 23
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Last week, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said in a speech that the time had come to build towards a "bolder future" of "universal early years education", so that disadvantaged children would no longer miss out.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the pandemic had left a "pernicious legacy", but that teachers across the country were helping the next generation "turn a corner".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
On one trip, then 6-year-old Bridget won a Laura look-alike contest in a handmade pinafore and bonnet sewn by her grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Bridget Bahl, 43, started with a budget of around $300,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The woman’s name is Bridget, and at the bar she sits beside him.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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