Teresa
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Mother Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
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Saint. Theresa, Saint.
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a female given name, form of Theresa.
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Saint, known as Teresa of Avila. 1515–82, Spanish nun and mystic. She reformed the Carmelite order and founded 17 convents. Her writings include a spiritual autobiography and The Way to Perfection. Feast day: Oct 15
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Mother, original name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. 1910–97, Indian Roman Catholic missionary, born in Skopje, now in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of Albanian parents: noted for her work among the starving in Calcutta; Nobel peace prize 1979
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"We need to develop our own capacities. We cannot allow someone trying to influence our own decisions, our own values, our own well-functioning economy and services," EU competition tsar Teresa Ribera said this month.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
She and brother Kyle Chrisley are the children of Teresa Terry, Todd Chrisley’s first wife.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Teresa Gunter, a high-school athletic director in Tallahassee, said cycling through schools, teachers and courses leaves many transfers struggling: “They are not learning anything because there is no rhythm.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Sanctuary founder Teresa Underwood said the team would find "something else" if they could not reach their fundraising target.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Teresa joked that if Joel and Daniel could just figure out how to make paper towels and toilet paper from the trees on the farm, she’d never have to go to the supermarket.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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