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Vanessa

[ vuh-nes-uh ]

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Vanessa and Kim Pham, sisters and founders of the food business Omsom, which launched in 2018, have made excellent barbecue easy with their line of starter packs.

Hours later, Army soldier Aaron Robinson, who is believed to have been Vanessa’s killer, shot himself dead.

From Time

Roughly six weeks later, on June 30, Vanessa’s remains were discovered close to Leon River in Bell County, Texas.

From Time

In the second verse in the stage version, Vanessa fends off catcallers on the streets.

From Time

Usnavi grew from a supporting role to a main character, and his longing for inaccessible dream girl Vanessa became more prominent as a result.

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Through my wife [McCauley is married to singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton].

Actually, Vanessa, my boyfriend, and I did a show in Chicago a few months before she got hired.

Look no further than Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America.

Vanessa Hudgens might have a campaign for Bongo, but blogger Elin Kling designed a collaboration for H&M.

Imagine how Vanessa feels, then, looking up from an even lower level on the sexual totem pole.

Vanessa took off her jean jacket and then pulled off the cotton hoodie she was wearing underneath it.

Vanessa didn't like it, but I figured a cop wasn't going to stop for a kid waving his hat in the street, not that day.

But then, just before they called my name and brought me back into the building, the door opened and out came -- Vanessa!

Jolu swore and then Vanessa cut loose in Korean, something she only did when she was really, really angry.

Vanessa was cool when it happened -- she didn't Hulk out on me again -- but I could see it upset her.

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