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Olga

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[ol-guh, ohl-, awl-guh] / ˈɒl gə, ˈoʊl-, ˈɔl gə /

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 968?, regent of Kyiv until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.

  2. a female given name: from a Scandinavian word meaning “holy.”


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"The hopes of the whole country were pinned on him -- of all the people who wanted it to be free here," said Olga Vinogradova, a 66-year-old volunteer who tends to the pop-up memorial to Nemtsov on the bridge.

From Barron's

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said 2025 was the "best year of all time" for the sector.

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“We’re huge fans of sci-fi horror,” says Shi, “and we wanted to use those moments with Elio’s clone and Olga to have fun, to playfully scare some kids — and some adults too.”

From Los Angeles Times

In January, Williams made history as the oldest woman ever to play at the Australian Open, accepting a wild card invitation and pushing 24-year-old Serbian Olga Danilovic all the way before falling in three sets in the first round.

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Olga Kryvogub hoped her baby daughter would one day see an end to Russia's invasion, so she named her Myroslava -- meaning "one who celebrates peace".

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