Englishwoman
noun
En·glish·wom·an
ˈiŋ-glish-ˌwu̇-mən 
ˈiŋ-lish-
: a woman of English birth, nationality, or origin
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Rupert Murdoch tapped Keith Poole (The Sun and The Daily Mail) to edit The New York Post in 2021, the same year that The Associated Press named an Englishwoman, Daisy Veerasingham, as its chief executive.
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Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Although Auden and Spender are nominally the book’s centerpieces, perhaps the most compelling figure to animate The Last Englishmen is an Englishwoman who connected with them both.
—Maya Jasanoff, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
The Englishwoman delivered, deploying a new back three system that enabled the Canucks to comfortably control their matches while posing a significant attacking threat.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Last year there was the frazzled Englishwoman, 2020 had cottagecore, and, reaching into the very distant past (2019), there were VSCO girls.
—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman star in this six-episode series about an Englishwoman struggling to protect her ranch in the Australian outback with the help of a rugged cattleman.
—Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
So noticeable were the comings and goings of these unclothed visitors that they were soon moved to a less conspicuous location on Ross Island, lest the innocent eyes of Englishwomen be further polluted.
—Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The Englishwoman is undoubtedly a local legend—and a solo traveler after my own heart.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
It was inspired by the 5 million-word diary that an Englishwoman named Anne Lister kept throughout the 19th century.
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Although Auden and Spender are nominally the book’s centerpieces, perhaps the most compelling figure to animate The Last Englishmen is an Englishwoman who connected with them both.
—Maya Jasanoff, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
The Englishwoman delivered, deploying a new back three system that enabled the Canucks to comfortably control their matches while posing a significant attacking threat.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Last year there was the frazzled Englishwoman, 2020 had cottagecore, and, reaching into the very distant past (2019), there were VSCO girls.
—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman star in this six-episode series about an Englishwoman struggling to protect her ranch in the Australian outback with the help of a rugged cattleman.
—Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
So noticeable were the comings and goings of these unclothed visitors that they were soon moved to a less conspicuous location on Ross Island, lest the innocent eyes of Englishwomen be further polluted.
—Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The Englishwoman is undoubtedly a local legend—and a solo traveler after my own heart.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
It was inspired by the 5 million-word diary that an Englishwoman named Anne Lister kept throughout the 19th century.
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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Englishwoman
noun
En·glish·wom·an
ˈiŋ-glish-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman born or living in England
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