Hildegarde
Americannoun
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Hildegarde Naughton and Ireland's Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan have expressed their "deep unhappiness".
From BBC • May 30, 2022
Hildegarde breaks her vows in order to get the child buried on consecrated ground, something that Claire scoffs at but gives her and Jamie a place to come and mourn when the time comes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2016
In a link to the movie, the same nun who stonewalled Lee — Sister Hildegarde McNulty — arranged for the then-3-year-old Anderson to go to McNulty's niece, Margaret McNulty Anderson, in north suburban Niles.
From Chicago Tribune • Jun. 1, 2014
A heroic pet mouse, Hildegarde, plays a critical role, and Peggy, a child of unspecified age, saves her whole city.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2013
“You will find the scarlet kimono in the baggage of one of the men and you will find the uniform of the Wagon Lit conductor in the baggage of Hildegarde Schmidt.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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