diva
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While it would be terrific to liken her fate to that of Deborah Vance on “Hacks,” at least Jean Smart’s diva got a Vegas rebirth.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
"She is a diva," Bandit said, adding that she hoped people would "take a minute to listen to her message, and be a little bit more like Dolly."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Dolly has shaped much of my life as a drag artist,” Bandit wrote on Instagram, calling her a “queen who has changed the world with her love, artistry, and GLAM! my diva forever.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tyler's manager Matthew Davies spoke of the singer's humble personality, saying she was "always a star but never a diva".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I’m headed to trip-hop when I notice a couple making out in the pop diva section in the far back corner.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Kemp said that, alongside Saturday's headliner Raye, the weekend's line-up had "spanned a generation of divas".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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
At what point did you realize you had a knack for playing these unhinged divas?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
"Let’s not become divas or untouchables. There is something special about the women’s game. We have always been real," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
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
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Benitez made a rapid dash back to his goal and produced a desperate dive but could not stop the ball going in just under the crossbar.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
To then dive headfirst into music was not an easy journey for the soft-spoken daughter of Italian immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
In this list, our writers recommend the best episodes that you can dive into right away—without having to commit to the whole series.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
That’s why people sell their stocks in a panic during a market correction and/or go heavy in gold, dive headfirst into bonds and cash vehicles instead, only to regret it later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
We race each other to the car and dive inside headfirst, with Autumn beating me by a split second.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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