diva
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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
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
The singer herself says that she is "immensely honoured" to be part of the Cesaria Evora Orchestra, which performs around the world to keep alive the music of the "barefoot diva" who died in 2011.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Grammy-winning “Levitating” pop diva, 30, and “Eternity” actor, 36, exchanged their vows Sunday morning at the historic Old Marylebone Town Hall in Westminster, London, officials confirmed to the Associated Press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
After settling the issue of the pear with Zach, he turns to Britney Harron, who fully inhabits her role as Truman Drama’s designated diva.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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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
Here, she discusses the jazz warm-up she’s used for decades, dealing with stage fright and loving the divas she plays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Selena was a predominantly Spanish-language artist who modeled herself after divas like Donna Summer, Jody Watley and Paula Abdul, within a primarily Mexican genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Pop divas like Charli XCX and Chappell Roan have dominated the airwaves, and even alternative R&B has broken through to the public because of silly TikTok memes and dances.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 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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"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
So when Sunny Dancer, a film about a summer camp for young people affected by cancer, gave Ramsey seven weeks to experience teenage freedom, it was an opportunity to dive straight in.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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
Regrettably, “Tony” operates in the latter state: all sentiment and little practical truth, different from the ways Bourdain’s effusive, colorful work and writing make people feel when they really dive into it.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
And then he opens up his arms slightly, and I dive in for a hug.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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