femme
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Ploughing a similar furrow is Israel's Noam Bettan, whose heart has been shredded by a femme fatale called Michelle.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
In her 2024 Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, Roan is surrounded by seven femme musicians, each wearing red lipstick, blue eyeshadow, a pink button-down or a red party dress.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
But facts were easily eclipsed by lurid speculation, particularly when Short’s nickname was made public: The Black Dahlia was, after all, the perfect moniker for a femme fatale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Abrasive, shallow and giddily watchable, her Wow Platinum — what a name! — twiddles her clawed fingers like a femme fatale dead certain she can charm her way to the top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
"The femme de chamber," an attendant calls out.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
People who engage in romantic relationships with men — women, femmes, gay men, etc. — are socialized to be ever-forgiving, to have infinite patience and compassion.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Black trans femmes have been and currently are at the forefront of social liberation movements, while experiencing unique forms of targeted discrimination, oppression, and violence.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 14, 2024
"When I look out to the audience and I see women or femmes connecting to it, I think maybe you know," Sawayama says.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
“Black trans women and femmes specifically are the most marginalized in our communities,” Patterson said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Mistresses and favourites, Rosicrucians and valets, theosophists and femmes galantes, on the whole got on very well together and agreed surprisingly.
From German Problems and Personalities by Charles Saroléa
