Hortense
Americannoun
noun
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On “Secrets & Lies,” since I’d done a play with him before, I knew I’d have to choose a career for Hortense.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
Morningstar's global director of sustainability research, Hortense Bioy, said their preliminary data suggested demand for more stringent ESG funds appeared resilient.
From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023
Hortense McClinton, now living comfortably retired in Silver Spring, Md., at age 104, credited the tiny all-Black town with laying the foundation for her successes in life.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
Remember, this is Hortense we’re talking about—NAACP member, journalist…So YY’s parents…
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
Parks led Jamie to one bathroom; my maid, Hortense, led Claudia to another.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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