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Hedy

American  
[hed-ee] / ˈhɛd i /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasing.”


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Of greater concern to Sterling is the death of Hedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“Prior to the pandemic, going to school every day was still the norm,” even in the poorest schools, said Hedy Chang, the executive director of Attendance Works.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

“The long-term consequences of disengaging from school are devastating. And the pandemic has absolutely made things worse and for more students,” said Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, a nonprofit addressing chronic absenteeism.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

Those setbacks, in turn, also affected attendance, said Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, which worked with Balfanz and Vaughan Byrnes, a senior research associate at the Johns Hopkins center.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022

In fact, Hedy was good friends with her.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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