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maid

[meyd] / meɪd /


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Sophie’s chosen family, like maid Hazel and Footman John, are as important as the Bridgerton clan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He frequently speaks about his humble beginnings as the son of a bartender and a hotel maid.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Swift did not have a traditional maid of honour, instead choosing her brother Austin as her man of honour.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

They retire to Bali and rent a beach villa for $1,000 a month including utilities and maid service.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

“The doctor to see you, sir,” and the maid beckoned as she spoke.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Aaron Seyedian owns a cleaning business that starts its maids at $27 an hour in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

Dunk and Egg’s camaraderie fits the same tradition, proposing scullery maids can become queens.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

The trend, Weil wrote, encompasses hotel maids, cable installers, commercial janitors and merchandise pickers in Amazon warehouses — all are actually on the payroll of third-party employment firms.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2024

That proved a winning proposition for generations of working people, yielding middle class paychecks for bartenders, restaurant servers, casino dealers and maids.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2024

She had hardly settled on it when one of her maids came soft-footedly across the marble tiles to her side.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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