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That state defendant is now Kathy Hochul, a proud Irishwoman, who is presently both alive and the governor.—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2024 The showcase was built in 1891 for Mary Coggeshall, an Irishwoman from Australia who lived there until her death in 1909.—Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 The Irishwoman is a first-time acting nominee for her Apple TV+ murder mystery’s rookie season, which received four nods (including for her writing).—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023 If industrial logging continues to eat away at forests worldwide, soil fertility will plummet, and Dr. Beresford-Kroeger, an Irishwoman, is haunted by the prospect of famine.—New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
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