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Modjeska

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[maw-jes-kuh] / mɔˈdʒɛs kə /

noun

  1. Helena Helena Opid Modrzejewska, 1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.


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In the Airport fire, Modjeska Peak remained dry, and state officials warned smoldering vegetation above 4,000 feet still had the potential to flare and roll downhill to ignite unburned vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department issued a voluntary evacuation warning Tuesday for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska in the Bond fire burn area.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department issued a voluntary evacuation warning Tuesday morning for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska in the Bond fire burn area.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

Next up is creating a new interpretive frame at the Modjeska Monteith Simkins home.

From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2020

But I explained the recrudescence of memory on the basis that it was from Helmeth Garrett that I had first heard of Chicago and Modjeska.

From A Woman of Genius by Austin, Mary Hunter