belle
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Start a self-guided trip in San Sebastián, where the revitalized belle epoque Hotel Luze reopened in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 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
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
“I think you should do it. You will be the belle of the ball.”
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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
They don't get to be the belles of the ball anymore, but the choice of whether to be hated villains of history is up to them.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2021
“So we are to countenance things and people which we detest, merely because we are not belles and millionaires, are we? That’s a nice sort of morality.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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