Dorothea
Americannoun
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It was the first time a woman had won a Wimbledon final with a double bagel - the name given to a victory without dropping a game - since Dorothea Lambert Chambers in 1911.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Along with the Kahlo, Sotheby’s sale offered up 23 works from their estate, including Dorothea Tanning’s 1951 “Interior with Sudden Joy” that sold for a record-high $3.4 million, over its $3 million high estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The secondary black box, named the Dottie for significant donor Dorothea Laub, will be available for rental and outside performances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
As Dorothea Touwen, a medical ethicist who reviewed his case, later recalled, his physician agreed that no more could be done.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025
On that first morning of her new life April had spent half an hour arranging her limp blond hair in a high upsweep, such as Dorothea sometimes wore.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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