Mallory
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Mallory Dodge, a stay-at-home mom in Georgia, was flooded with pungent memories of Axe when considering which starter cologne to buy her teenage son last year.
“Is Mal your whole name then? Or is it short for, I don’t know…Mallory? Malinda?”
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“No! Is Mallory a name? It’s short for Malum. My great-aunt used to say it was prophetic. Because it means ‘mischief.’
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“If the U.S. lets it pass, they give up the opportunity to say we will extend these caps with you if you and China agree to have a productive dialogue with us about verification and strategic stability,” said Mallory Stewart, chief executive of the Council on Strategic Risks and a former senior State Department official during the Biden administration.
My friend Mallory, who smelled like strawberries and loved the color pink.
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