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maid

[mayd] / meɪd /


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There was a small kitchen, with a sign taped to the fridge: “Please clean up after yourself no maid service here!!!”

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sophie’s chosen family, like maid Hazel and Footman John, are as important as the Bridgerton clan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

He frequently speaks about his humble beginnings as the son of a bartender and a hotel maid.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

When a lady’s maid and a houseguest’s valet fall for each other, they form a plan to unite their incompatible employers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Clara had been a maid, just like Ophie?

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

In her 35 year-long career, Ontiveros played the role of maids and housekeepers over 150 times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Dunk and Egg’s camaraderie fits the same tradition, proposing scullery maids can become queens.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

Many of the exiled Venezuelans survive as street vendors, delivery drivers and maids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

That proved a winning proposition for generations of working people, yielding middle class paychecks for bartenders, restaurant servers, casino dealers and maids.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

“I didn’t see Paco. One of the other maids told me. She was doing Mamá’s work. Something has happened! I know it has.”

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty


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