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baroness

[bar-uh-nis] / ˈbær ə nɪs /
NOUN
noblewoman
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He later added: "I thought I was doing the baroness a favour… I didn't know at that time she was part of the whole script."

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

But the balancing act ended when she read from the Old Testament—Jewish Scripture—on a day of national celebration, and the 13-year-old daughter of a baroness loyal to the Nazis informed on her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Alexander, who now sits as a baroness at the House of Lords, said she felt "punished for speaking out" and that the university "failed to fix the roof when the sun shone".

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025

Faithfull was born Dec. 29, 1946, to a mother, Eva, who was a baroness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025

I knew the baroness to be stingy, rigid, and mean—the perfect temperament to throw a well-run school into turmoil.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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