alumna
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Sink would be the third actress to play the role, after Famke Janssen and “Game of Thrones” alumna Sophie Turner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Among the well wishers in the comments were TV presenter Rochelle Humes, TV personality Stacey Solomon, and Love Island alumna Maura Higgins.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Love Island USA” Season 8 premiered Tuesday on Peacock, with host and “Vanderpump Rules” alumna Ariana Madix back at the helm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Consumer Cards, which is to be led by Pam Habner, a JPMorgan Chase alumna who currently heads branded cards and lending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“Please join me in welcoming our distinguished alumna, Miss Penelope Lumley.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
They were ultimately swayed, he said, by appeals from more than a thousand of the camp’s alumnae loyalists and families eager for their daughters to return this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
The College of Charleston is nearly 70% female, and those alumnae opened up my understanding of this whole story.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
The petition had been launched by alumnae of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, who opposed the liberal arts school’s plan.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
At the back of the room, a contingent of Alpha Kappa Alphas, fellow alumnae of the vice president’s close-knit sorority, sat listening to Ms. Harris.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Some use the original, foreign plurals: alumnae; alumni; data; media; phenomena.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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