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hostess

[hoh-stis] / ˈhoʊ stɪs /


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The rift then deepened as Harry published his tell-all memoir "Spare" and the couple gave a no-holds-barred interview to US talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Imagine your hostess saying she spent 10 hours making your bouillabaisse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

She’s all made up, ready to play glamorous hostess for a day.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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

Washington has its famed political hostesses — Sally Quinn, Pamela Harriman — but latter-day New York has lacked for gatherers.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2022

He urged Chicago hostesses to hire some French chefs to improve their culinary diction.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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