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Wenonah

American  
[wi-noh-nuh] / wɪˈnoʊ nə /
Or Wenona

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Issa Lopez and her “Part 5” co-writers Katrina Albright, Wenonah Wilms and Chris Mundy also convert this into a metaphor for another threat to Danvers and Navarro.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2024

“While it is encouraging to see governments pledge to take serious action, the emissions target should be much stronger,” Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter said in a statement.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2021

Wenonah, another small borough in Gloucester County, in southern New Jersey, was heavily flooded and “suffered extensive damage following this evening’s tornado event,” the mayor, John R. Dominy, wrote on Facebook.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

“To be in the family and see his 6ft 3in and 6ft 4in nieces standing totally, perfectly tall without a care in the world about their height, there’s no awkwardness,” says Palmer’s wife, Wenonah.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2018

This Indian definition of New Year’s Day vastly amused the boys, and when in the morning Mrs Ross and Wenonah came in, they, of course, had to be saluted in the orthodox fashion.

From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by J. E. Laughlin

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