Theresa
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Also called Theresa of Avila. Saint. Also 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
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a female given name.
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Example Sentences
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The system presumes consent to donate organs for all adults unless they explictly remove themselves from the list, with Theresa May's government estimating in 2018 that it could save up to 700 lives each year.
From BBC
He clearly finds it absurd that there was an eight-year gap between this visit and the last one by one of his predecessors, Theresa May, in 2018.
From BBC
Janet and two younger sisters were adopted and moved to Somerset but Theresa was taken in by her family when it was revealed Barnes was not her biological dad.
From BBC
Once in the Commons, he was part of the Conservative mainstream, voting Remain in the EU referendum and backing first Michael Gove then Theresa May in the leadership election that followed.
From BBC
“We feel that we have no choice, at this juncture, but to withdraw as counsel and ask to be removed,” Jackson told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Theresa R. McGonigle.
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