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Urchins were the belle of the ball this July at ICast, the sport fishing industry’s annual mega-convention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

Frannie, my maternal-grandmother and true Southern belle that she was, made rhubarb famous in my family, not only because of how much she loved Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie but because of the way she said it.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2024

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

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

There are no benevolent white belles and polite gentlemen in “Emancipation,” no trace of the grotesque plantation fantasies so beloved by old Hollywood.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

“The whole thing was presented as just gushing about the antebellum era, the southern belles, and how it was such a great time to be alive,” Wolfisberg said of Boone Hall.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022

She took off cantering back toward the center of town, where the society belles were gathering for an afternoon outing.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan