virgin

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In 2025, their data also showed a slight increase in labelling fraud, such as olive oil labelled falsely as being extra virgin, or non-organic crops marked as organic.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

At midnight on that day, devotees famously sing Las Mañanitas, the traditional birthday song, for the virgin, and set off fireworks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Significantly, Mexico’s virgin has brown skin, a detail not lost on the Indigenous population, today or centuries ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

As demand continues to grow that will change, and more virgin material will be needed from countries such as Brazil, Canada and Australia.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

Of the three virgin goddesses she was the chief and was called the Maiden, Parthenos, and her temple the Parthenon.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton