Lorraine

[luh-reyn, law-, loh-, law-ren]

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noun

Also Lorrain Claude Claude Gelée, 1600–82, French painter.
a medieval kingdom in W Europe along the Moselle, Meuse, and Rhine rivers.
a region in NE France, once included in this kingdom: a former province.
a female given name.

Lorraine

/ lɔrɛn, lɒˈreɪn /

noun

German name: Lothringen.��a region and former province of E France; ceded to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian war and regained by France in 1919; rich iron-ore deposits
an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
a former duchy in E France, once the S half of this kingdom

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The Times’ news and culture critic Lorraine Ali spoke to the group about the emotional fallout of a heavy scene, the art of defying expectations and more.

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As a director, he enjoys boldly iconoclastic strokes whether staging new work, such as Jeremy O. Harris’ “Slave Play,” or classic drama, such as Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.”

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Tina's half-sister Lorraine Howard said the way Tina was buried in plastic in her own home "sends shivers down my spine every time I think about it".

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ITV announced last week it was axing more than 220 jobs and making cuts to shows including Loose Women and Lorraine.

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The Times’ Lorraine Ali, Tracy Brown and Mary McNamara discuss the finale and the season that came before it.

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