mistress
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Vibe: The more than century-old pool at the Annenberg Community Beach House was once part of the seaside mansion that William Randolph Hearst built for his mistress, actress Marion Davies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
"You chose to take your final flight in my arms on the evening of May 14, to join your mistress who loved you so much," she said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The man explained that he had a problem - he wants to leave his British wife to live with his mistress.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Rebecca was still mistress of Manderley,” the narrator worries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
As a dower slave from the Custis estate, Betty had come to Mount Vernon after George and Martha married in 1759, moving there with her mistress.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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"The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" (Excerpt 3)
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