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Lisa

American  
[lee-suh, -zuh] / ˈli sə, -zə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.


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Speaking to the BBC's Politics Live, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy conceded the government needed to find additional funding for defence, and this would involve "difficult decisions" on public spending.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Lisa Wong, South Hadley’s administrator, said she wasn’t surprised by the results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Even if you’ve already filed for an extension, it’s OK to file an income-tax return on time, according to Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA and tax expert at TurboTax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The uncertainty has been especially difficult for the families of kids with disabilities, said Lisa Mosko Barros, the founder and chief executive of SpEducational, a nonprofit that advocates for those families.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The people who’d put the Mona Lisa behind glass less than a year before.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day