Frances
Americannoun
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Open after defeating fellow American Frances Tiafoe in a five-set semifinal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Both of them have latterly turned to personal projects, working with their wives -- film editor Tricia Cooke and actress Frances McDormand -- on movies such as "Honey Don't" and "The Tragedy of Macbeth".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The film tells the true story of a Facebook engineer, Frances Haugan, who leaked internal documents to a reporter after becoming concerned about some of the company's practices.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
When Frances hands Jeff documents that confirm Facebook knows all about Instagram’s negative impact on teenagers, she urges him, “Get it out there, before they start marketing Instagram Kids.”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
“There certainly is a lot to see here,” Frances said.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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