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demure

[dih-myoor] / dɪˈmyʊər /


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Demure has gotten so popular that Lebron has her own curated “Very Demure, Very Mindful” collection on Netflix.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2024

Eager to leave North Carolina, Ghee came to New York at 18 to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and began performing in drag clubs as Crystal Demure.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

Demure white blooms dotted with green nod at the top of 4-inch stems and grassy foliage.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Demure packaging includes a scolding from Mrs. Patmore on the back of the label: “You know the trouble with you lot? You are in love with the wrong people!”

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2013

Demure and reserved, the forty-seven-year-old Namba was forty minutes away from becoming the oldest woman to climb Everest and the second Japanese woman to reach the highest point on each continent, the so-called Seven Summits.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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