ice maiden
Britishnoun
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Trump calls Wiles the "ice maiden" after the Florida political operative masterminded his 2024 election win, and until recently the first ever female chief had maintained steely discipline at the White House.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
He called her the "ice maiden" who operates mostly "in the back", but she is known as one of the most feared political operatives in the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Yet the soprano Nina Stemme — who sang the role on Monday, the fourth Turandot in the Met’s lineup this season — managed to render the grisly ice maiden surprisingly vulnerable.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2016
An isolate ice maiden in the movie mold of Greta Garbo, Elsa just vants to be alone.
From Time ● Nov. 23, 2013
She glittered from head to foot like an ice maiden under a blazing sun.
From The Lion's Mouse by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
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