Cressida

American

[kres-i-duh] / ˈkrɛs ɪ də /

noun

(in medieval adaptations of the story of the Trojan wars) a Trojan woman portrayed as the lover of Troilus, whom she deserts for Diomedes.

Cressida British

/ ˈkrɛsɪdə /

noun

(in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a lady who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes

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English also told the court she wrote a 2013 story revealing that Prince Harry faced a "lonely new year's eve" away from his then girlfriend Cressida Bonas because she had been told by the palace that reports in rival newspapers that Bonas would be coming to Sandringham were not true.

From BBC

She stars in a new version of the play by Erin Cressida Wilson that compresses the action and sharpens the language to a razor’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times

US reviewer Rooney describes director Marc Webb's work a "vibrant retelling" with a "smart script" from Erin Cressida Wilson.

From BBC

Webb and screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson had two options: Mimic the 1937 cartoon shot for shot and be slammed for the craven inessentiality of such an exercise, or change anything and face fans’ wrath.

From Los Angeles Times

Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, and Cressida Gethin originally received four-year jail terms for their involvement in the same protest.

From BBC

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