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Louise

1 American  
[loo-eez] / luˈiz /

noun

  1. Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5,670 feet (1,728 meters) above sea level.

  2. Also Louisa a female given name: derived from Louis.


Louise 2 American  
[loo-eez] / luˈiz /

noun

  1. an opera (1900) by Gustave Charpentier.


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University of Manchester politics lecturer Louise Thompson said it showed Starmer must now "fight a war on two fronts".

From Barron's

"Cat cancer genetics has totally been a black box up until now," said lead researcher, Dr Louise Van der Wayden.

From BBC

Louise Sandher-Jones, minister for veterans and people, said the Army had accepted the failings identified.

From BBC

Outside Moab: In the climactic ending of “Thelma & Louise,” a car driven by characters played by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis appears to soar into the Grand Canyon.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 35-year-old finished 0.62sec ahead of joint silver medallists Sara Hector of Sweden and Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund to become Olympic and world champion in her favoured discipline.

From Barron's