leading woman
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That would put Alcaraz and the leading woman, Iga Swiatek, in the top line of each bracket.
From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2023
American Kim Moore, who won the US Adaptive Open at Pinehurst last year, was the leading woman.
From BBC • May 12, 2023
In an earlier version of the conclusion, for example, Michael Dorsey, now unmasked, apologizes to Julie Nichols, the leading woman with whom he's smitten.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2019
Comedian, former Daily Show correspondent and 2 Dope Queens podcast co-host Jessica Williams adds leading woman to her resume in this fresh Netflix rom-com.
From Time • Sep. 14, 2017
That I was a good enough leading woman, he supposed, but it was as a piano pupil that I really counted for something.
From Life on the Stage by Morris, Clara