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femme

[fem] / fɛm /


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They made off with a portrait titled "Madame Colonna Romano" and the depiction of a woman at a well called "Jeune femme au puits", his office said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

“It’s a film noir that is also starring cartoon characters, and it’s got this collision of tones,” Green says of Zemeckis’ landmark, a movie that somehow bridges bonk-on-the-head mania with a voluptuous femme fatale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

The femme fatale must be back, Veronica Lake slinks again.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Baile World is the brainchild of co-founder Courtney Hollinquest, a staple of L.A.’s nightlife scene known for centering POC femmes — both in terms of the audience she curates and the DJs she books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 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

And I want to make sure that we don’t dismiss the work done by all the women and femmes in the space, who have been fighting for you guys.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

"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

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




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