belle
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The recollections are told, often, as if the person interviewed is back at a time when Parker seemed like a simple, bubbly, unaffected Texas belle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Once the press gets wind that Mary’s marriage has ended, the gossip is relentless, and the one-time belle of the ball can’t rustle up so much as a small tea party.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
Many of them were built in the early 20th century - grand belle epoque palaces serving a then emerging class of privileged, primarily English tourists.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
He’s charismatic enough, empathetic enough and wise enough that he could be the belle of the ball next Christmas and make everybody feel like a million bucks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
A few feet away, decked out like the belle of the ball, is Katherine, surrounded by a few of the drovers.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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