femme fatale
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But it also plays into an archetype we love to hate — the femme fatale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Five years later, she portrayed femme fatale Eve Kendall, dangerously seducing Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's action thriller North by Northwest.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Sabich case became an absolute sensation in the media, not just in America but also globally, and Longet was internationally labeled Aspen’s femme fatale.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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
The femme fatale must be back, Veronica Lake slinks again.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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