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Lauretta

American  
[luh-ret-uh, law-] / ləˈrɛt ə, lɔ- /
Also Laurette

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Laura.


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The victims have been identified as Barmaid Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 64, and three customers - Daniel Edwin Baillie, 59, David Allen Leach, 70, and Tony Wayne Palm, 74.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

After dropping off the sample, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft continued its voyage through the solar system, and Dr. Lauretta handed off the keys.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2024

Initial analysis at the Carnegie Institution for Science suggest they contain up to 4.7% carbon by mass—higher than any other meteorite measured at Carnegie, Lauretta said.

From Science Magazine Dec. 11, 2023

“The bounty of carbon-rich material and the abundant presence of water-bearing clay minerals are just the tip of the cosmic iceberg,” said OSIRIS-REx principal investigator Dante Lauretta in the press release.

From Salon Oct. 12, 2023

They took the short cut through the hall of the dwelling, and as they passed the open door of the living-room, Miss Lauretta Lea exclaimed with pleasure at its conceit of a cool green wood.

From Mrs. Balfame A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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