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Siddons

American  
[sid-nz] / ˈsɪd nz /

noun

  1. Sarah (Kemble), 1755–1831, English actress.


Siddons British  
/ ˈsɪdənz /

noun

  1. Sarah. 1755–1831, English tragedienne

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Council leader Steve Siddons said he was disappointed but "the welfare of the walrus has to take precedence".

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

Siddons member Deborah Warren, the director of marketing at Center Theatre Group, says Fickinger was the Addison DeWitt of the group because he was “always with a quip, always incredibly funny with language.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2022

One of my favorite books is "The House Next Door" by Anne Rivers Siddons.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2022

She has an analogue in the novel’s Mary Siddons, a teenage actress Lisa casts to play Mary Bell in Girl, 10, Murders Boys, but Siddons doesn’t lose an eye for Lisa’s art or seek revenge.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2021

Mrs. Siddons would give her orders at dinner in the awful tones of Lady Macbeth.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose