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diva

[dee-vuh, -vah] / ˈdi və, -vɑ /
NOUN
prima donna
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Acting in a film within a film, Fix’s version of teenage Billy is so nervous it seems impossible she’ll become Anderson’s diva.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

He credits pop diva Erika Vikman with turning the tide, after appearing at UMK in 2020.

From BBC May 17, 2026

"I discovered that the vintage pieces that I wore went missing -- my costume that was pulled from my personal archives -- jacket, corset, dress and other garments," the diva wrote.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

She gave thanks and recognition to the Mexican community and followed with her second duet of the night: the mariachi-assisted reggaeton kiss-off track, “Mamiii,” with L.A.’s homegrown diva Becky G.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Earlier that morning, Maya-Jade had been complaining about the boy to Vivian, rather theatrically, dramatic flair being something she’d inherited from her diva grandmother.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Kemp said that, alongside Saturday's headliner Raye, the weekend's line-up had "spanned a generation of divas".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

There’s something delightful about plays about grand divas in crisis.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

I think the demonstration that you can actually bring 21 divas together to play a harmonious monetary policy for the benefit of Europe is also something that I would probably claim the benefit of.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

By then, she’d put her knack for winking impressions of high society divas to stunning use in “Beetlejuice” as Delia Deetz, a haughty stepmother and artist whose gargantuan ego dwarfs her talent.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2026

For me, performing-arts camp was six weeks stuck in a cabin with a bunch of eleven-year-old divas.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

"When you dive into the Iliad, you really understand that Homer was an Anatolian. You find anecdotes and cultural references that are completely unknown elsewhere," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

In London, the 17-year-old Eric wrote in his diary that he wanted to dive into Marxism “like into the sea, and sink into it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He says his partner has been "good as gold", helping him collect items, while his own children have grown up, allowing him to dive into his hobby.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Someone has me hold their phone while they dive through shorebreak.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

At the first dive, each cosmonaut had to write her full name and date on a piece of paper.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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