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Lois

American  
[loh-is] / ˈloʊ ɪs /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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They spent four "precious" days in hospital with Lois where they bathed her, read her books, had casts made of her hands and feet and had family come to visit.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Lauryn says the "one thing she is grateful for" is the "cooling cot", which allowed them to spend time with Lois in hospital.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Lois Romano, a journalist who has reported on several first ladies, sets the record straight in “An Inconvenient Widow,” an exhaustive and sympathetic biography of a woman whose legacy deserves re-examination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

While Hal and Lois are excited as they prepare to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary, their joy is derailed when they finally confront Malcolm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Grandma India would hand me the receiver with a scowl on her face, but neither she nor Mother Lois forbade my talking with him.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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