first ladies

noun

plural of first lady
as in grand old men

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  1. fixtures
  2. institutions
Noun
  • The two encouraged one another privately, celebrated each other’s accomplishments and eventually became fixtures in each other’s lives.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this week, a piece of a SpaceX rocket joined the ranks of space rocks and other wayward spacecraft that have slammed into the moon and become permanent fixtures of our celestial neighbor's surface.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixtures
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  • Tortorici said his film explores how institutions, such as school, family and the state, fail kids.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Philanthropy has always been judged less by intention than by outcome — and today, as public trust in institutions frays, that scrutiny has never been sharper.
    — James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of institutions
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