maiden
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Or can Messi's great rival, the 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, defy father time by inspiring a talented Portugal team to its maiden World Cup win?
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Nandini, who was the deputy operations director for Mangalyaan, India's maiden Mars Orbiter Mission, wore the outfit on 1 December 2013.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Of the nine Belmont horses, only Vitruvian Man has competed in anything but a maiden or stakes race.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
After its maiden flight in October 2025, the X-59 underwent a planned maintenance period before returning to flight testing in March 2026.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Though I had believed they were snubbing me, now I realize they were only waiting, politely as maiden aunts, for me to make the next move.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
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"A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord
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