diva
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Brandon had an infectious smile and was a "mummy's boy" while his sister Lacie was a little "diva".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
Or is he a diva so toxic that his own fans at Real Madrid booed him off the pitch and branded him “a dictator”?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Obviously having the great Jean Smart in the driver’s seat helped a lot — she revealed the woman beneath the diva even in Deborah’s most outrageous actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
“So not only is Sherie a boyfriend-stealing diva, but she also stole Taylor Packett’s bracelet. Yeah.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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
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
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
She stood before the screen, certain she could practically smell the restaurant, the heavy perfumes of a room full of divas and ingénues.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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
Gloucester ruthlessly made their visitors pay once more as with their next attack Will Joseph's outstanding run and offload allowed Englefield to dive over.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He attempted to dive on the ball, but he was hit in the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
During each dive, they would experience 40-second periods of weightlessness.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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