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- proper noun An English, Scottish and Irish female
given name , commonly regarded as a form ofMary ( anglicised from IrishMáire and Scottish GaelicMàiri ). - proper noun A female
given name of Italian derivation, the feminine of Mauro.
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Examples
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GERRITSEN: Every attempt the travelers make to escape leads to disaster, until Maura is fighting for her life.
Jonathan Maberry Interviews New York Times Bestselling Author, Tess Gerritsen 2010
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Maura is considering strongly accepting the marriage proposal from Rowan.
Scandalous by Night-Barbara Pierce « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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He will seduce and ruin Maura to get back at those who betrayed him.
Scandalous by Night-Barbara Pierce « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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Probably more due to my aging than the film's, Carmen Maura is even more hypnotizing than I remember creating one of those performances that it is impossible to look away from.
Mujeres 2006
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Probably more due to my aging than the film's, Carmen Maura is even more hypnotizing than I remember creating one of those performances that it is impossible to look away from.
Archive 2006-08-01 2006
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She had had a big row with her Nana, as she called Maura's mother.
Dangerous Lady Cole, Martina 1992
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I never heard of any one called Maura but one of the Whites, 'said Gillian.
Beechcroft at Rockstone Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Sub-genre fans will enjoy this tasty treat as Maura is pulled by her love for the rogue she knows is trying to destroy her, her duty to the aunt who took her out of poverty, and to her beloved’s brother who has been her best friend.
Scandalous by Night-Barbara Pierce « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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She had a great character called Maura in a couple of her books Ladykiller and Maura's Game but none of her other heroines really match up.
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I have just finished writing the sequel to Dangerous Lady, it is called Maura's Game and I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Dangerous Lady Cole, Martina 1992
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