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The generations of women who paved the way for the thriving 21st-century scene deserve the lioness’s share of the credit.
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
While Harvey and Mike were the beating heart (and Jessica, the fearsome lioness) of Suits, the show’s ensemble formed its strong backbone:
Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Harvey’s petulant, heart-on-his-sleeve frenemy, became the kind of character audiences loved to hate, or even grew to love.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
The lionesses were first evacuated from an area in Eastern Ukraine affected by heavy shelling in 2022 and moved to an animal sanctuary in Belgium after traveling through Kyiv and Poland.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The researchers hypothesize that the brothers were seeking lionesses, as competition for females in the park’s fragmented ecosystem is fierce.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
While Harvey and Mike were the beating heart (and Jessica, the fearsome lioness) of Suits, the show’s ensemble formed its strong backbone:
Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Harvey’s petulant, heart-on-his-sleeve frenemy, became the kind of character audiences loved to hate, or even grew to love.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
The lionesses were first evacuated from an area in Eastern Ukraine affected by heavy shelling in 2022 and moved to an animal sanctuary in Belgium after traveling through Kyiv and Poland.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The researchers hypothesize that the brothers were seeking lionesses, as competition for females in the park’s fragmented ecosystem is fierce.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Lioness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lioness. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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lioness
noun
li·on·ess
ˈlī-ə-nəs 
: a female lion
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