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matron

[mey-truhn] / ˈmeɪ trən /


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Mueenuddin, whose gift for satire shines whether he’s describing society matrons or gangsters, never loses sight of his theme: How do any of us ever manage to justify our treatment of the underserved?

From Los Angeles Times

Behind her back, the other matrons make snarky remarks about her while sipping her tea; we learn all this because we share Millie’s point of view and the moms speak freely in front of her.

From The Wall Street Journal

Faith plays a goth schoolgirl in the film, Imrie plays a school matron, while Sir Stephen plays himself, as the school quiz master.

From BBC

She asked to speak to the matron and was "ushered into the kitchen where a teenage girl was eating rice".

From BBC

Seema cosplaying a garden society matron certainly isn’t the worst vision this show has served.

From Salon