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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The European Commission laid out conditions under which local authorities can limit short lets, as part of an "affordable housing" package seeking to address what commission vice-president Teresa Ribera called a "terrible crisis".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Now, after intensive research, the building has been sensitively renovated by Frédéric Ladonne and Teresa Nunes da Ponte.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Medway Council deputy leader Teresa Murray said he wanted to meet with leadership about this issue.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
His daughter, Teresa Zambada, told U.S. authorities her father did not “aspire to become what he became to that magnitude,” according to the memo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Dedd and Jaimito raced after Maria Teresa, the small pickup careening this way and that, swerving dangerously around slower traffic.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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