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belle

[bel] / bɛl /


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In his quest to transform Kimberly-Clark to an engine of growth and a true challenger in the beauty and wellness space, he said he always considered Kenvue to be “the belle of the ball.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2025

During the Comic Con panel, Evans called the festivities “wonderful and beautiful,” but said that he and his belle were happy to be winding down after the whole ordeal.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2025

I didn't grow up a Southern belle in a lot of ways because I grew up very middle-class.

From Salon May 9, 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

One customer, a Southern belle in her sixties, had called Zeitoun Painting and had been happy to talk with Kathy, with her chatty demeanor and familiar accent.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

In 1989, Parton returned to the big screen in Herbert Ross’ “Steel Magnolias,” in which her straight-talking small-town salon owner, Truvy Jones, was the firm-hold hairspray uniting an unforgettable array of Southern belles.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Now, thanks to how fast AI is changing, they are the belles of the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

If the pure plays are the current belles of the ball, IBM could be the long-term keeper for investors.

From Barron's Dec. 10, 2025

Tabitha Pritts, described by the local newspaper as “one of the most popular belles of the Nooksack Valley,” caught his eye, and he hers.

From Seattle Times Jan. 20, 2023

The other society belles were already there, and they made quite a fuss over us again as we entered the grand foyer.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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