Alissa
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Baby Alissa suffered severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen caused by the placenta coming away from the womb wall.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Dr. Rana Alissa was caring for sick infants at the hospital where she works when she received a call from a colleague with “bad news.”
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025
“I have never seen surgeons, pediatricians, internists, family physicians, all of us, I can count all the specialties, come together like this,” Alissa said.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025
Joan Didion fell in love with movies as a girl but would sour on Hollywood after working there, Alissa Wilkinson writes in ‘We Tell Ourselves Stories.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
By Alissa Wilkinson Liveright: 272 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
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