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Theresa

[ tuh-ree-suh, -zuh; Spanish te-re-sah ]

noun

  1. Saint. Also Also called Theresa of Avi·la [ah, -vee-lah]. 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
  2. a female given name.


Theresa

/ əˈːə /

noun

  1. See Teresa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Her mother Theresa told the court the "physical and mental pain that I now live with is too much to bear".

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Theresa Hall, mother of Morgan Rogers, told the court that Morgan's loss follows her like a shadow.

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During our phone interview, she seamlessly breaks into an impression of former UK Prime Minister Theresa May, but notes that just speaking in a tense, clipped way, "is only good for one line really".

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Theresa May is known for her love of fashion and received gifts from designers including Stella McCartney but in accordance with government rules she paid for items she wanted to keep.

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Theresa Villiers - Held the rural affairs and Northern Ireland posts under two prime ministers, and was a prominent early backer of the campaign to leave the EU.

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