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Melinda

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

noun

  1. a female given name.


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May 2021: Bill and Melinda French Gates announce they are divorcing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Melinda French Gates resigned in 2024 from the foundation she co-founded and said that she would donate $1bn to help women's rights in the US.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Buffett "irrevocably" committed in 2006 to donate shares in his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, each year to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as it was then known "throughout my lifetime".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“We continue to drive our own momentum and are playing offense, led by our retail business expansion,” CEO Melinda D. Whittington said.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Mother: “We don’t care who you know, Jack. We have to get Melinda to talk.”

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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