hostess
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A no-holds barred interview with US talkshow hostess Oprah Winfrey also deepened the rift.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
In Kim Eunho’s 1927 ink and color painting on silk, “Woman Reading the Fortune of the Day,” a hostess in traditional hanbok dress whiles away her break with gaming tiles as a cigarette smolders nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The hostess working the front desk at the bar compliments my hair, which, to be honest, is in desperate need of a cut.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Later, at a post-match reception at the home of a wealthy local white family, the team lined up to meet the hostess.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
“Downtown. I’m a hostess at a kitschy oyster place, called Aw Shucks. Which probably sounds gross to a kid.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
Speak to enough hosts and hostesses, and you soon learn how the best often share a thoughtfulness for detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
These nightclubs were frequented by activists, diplomats, politicians, air hostesses and young people.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
“It was hard to keep hostesses at the door, because they got scared,” said Cognian, chief executive of the restaurant’s parent company, Grill Concepts Inc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
I signed up with the agencies that Forza Italia used to hire hostesses for its rallies, which borrowed the American political term "conventions."
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
As one of the church’s hostesses and secretaries, I worked in the office on a regular basis—before and after school, and on weekends—so I had the chance to observe some of these meetings firsthand.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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