Of course Diller was not the first woman to do stand-up, but she was perhaps the first solo woman to successfully break into that male bastion and become a household name.

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After the break, Onuoha's fine solo effort made it 4-1 and Adebayor ran clear late on to complete the rout.

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Since then Miranda, a soft-spoken, cheerful Salvadoran woman approaching 50, is covering janitorial duties solo for two floors of offices, five bathrooms, three kitchens and the break room for the men in the warehouse attached to the offices.

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