C20: from the girl's name Nancy
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed the amendment, but his deputy Katherine Clark voted for it, as did former speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of Congress's longest-serving defenders of the alliance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Shortages put the onus on states to take more responsibility for foodborne illnesses, said Nancy Glick of the National Consumers League.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Breast cancer survivor Nancy Clifton-Hawkins, who was treated at the City of Hope, bought the phone on EBay for $50.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the 2021-22 election cycle, for example, Democrat Hakeem Jeffries gave to 76 fellow members in our network, Nancy Pelosi to 61, and Republican Steve Scalise to 192.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Nancy found some woolly green threads inside the letters.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
The two had first met when nancy, a film actress with a moderately successful career, contacted Reagan, president of the Screen Actors Guild.
From US News ● Mar. 6, 2016
Have you tried it? nancy harmon jenkins, Maine Yes, I’ve tried stir-frying with extra-virgin olive oil, and it doesn’t work because the oil has a low-smoking point.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2010
"You won't want to nancy about in shorts once the first leech has had a go at you, believe me."
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Kettering has that the chief block to progress is the stag nancy of human minds.
From Time Magazine Archive
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