belle
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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
So when the belle of the ball took a break from the revelry and sat down to order a drink, I subtly repositioned myself on the couch across from her.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 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
An hour later in a slightly sweaty hotel ballroom bedecked with “Unionize California” signs, Friedman was being treated like the belle of the ball at the California Labor Federation’s annual awards dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024
The woman was dressed like a Southern belle, just as Jason had described.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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
“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
“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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