matron
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Seema cosplaying a garden society matron certainly isn’t the worst vision this show has served.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
She arrived for breakfast looking elegant in a black-and-white caftan, the picture of an Upper West Side matron, a matron without a sizable body count.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
He was given a letter by matron Lynda McHale, written by her granddaughter, that wished Catherine and the King well in their respective cancer recoveries.
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
She has been called the “godmother of stuntwomen” and “the grand matron of Hollywood stuntwomen,” working well past retirement age.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
The matron of the house accused Olka of stealing.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Behind her back, the other matrons make snarky remarks about her while sipping her tea; we learn all this because we share Millie’s point of view and the moms speak freely in front of her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The same dynamic applies for another vintage descriptor for members: “younger matrons and girls,” an allusion to youthful women, married and not.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
“Pacific Heights matrons would bring their Dom Perignon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Band 8 is divided into four sections, including modern matrons and heads of nursing teams, who can earn between £48,526 and £91,787.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
Someone was going to have to be the adult in the situation, since the matrons were all too busy worrying about each other.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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