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Melinda

American  
[muh-lin-duh] / məˈlɪn də /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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He says she was a huge part of her school, who are marking her death with an "Olivia-Grace day" celebration, which Aaron and Melinda will be attending.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

This study was supported by Resolve to Save Lives, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Gates Philanthropy Partners, which is funded with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I have had patients come to me to check their cup-to-disk ratios in light of the new data,” Melinda Hakim, an ophthalmologist in Los Angeles, said in an email.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

With a match from philanthropist Melinda French Gates, the total proceeds amounted to $20 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

News arrived at MI6 headquarters in Carlton Gardens that Melinda Maclean, the wife of the Soviet spy Donald Maclean, had disappeared, perhaps seeking to join her defector husband in Moscow.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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