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Marilyn

American  
[mar-uh-lin] / ˈmær ə lɪn /
Or Marilynne

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Mary.


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“She was like the Black Marilyn Monroe that I’d never heard about before that movie,” Monét says of Dandridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Heavy metal band Slipknot have announced a new world tour, with Marilyn Manson due to appear as a support act.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

"We worked hard at it, and in the end, I threw it away because what was coming through Dakota playing Marilyn Monroe was so much more moving, human, alive."

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Denim maker Lee released a capsule collection inspired by archival photos of Marilyn Monroe wearing its Storm Rider jacket on the set of her last movie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Marilyn vos Savant said that you should always change and pick 6 2 the final door because the chances are 2 in 3 that there will be a car behind that door.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

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