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ballet

[ba-ley, bal-ey] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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Actor Timothée Chalamet is suddenly ballet and opera’s BFF.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Alex Beard told The Times that Chalamet's statement earlier this year pronouncing that "no-one cares" about ballet or opera anymore had produced a "fantastic" public reaction.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Then I remembered it was her day to pick up our granddaughter from after-school ballet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Ballerina Farm, where former ballet dancer Hannah Neeleman makes a spectacle of her wifely submission, has over 10 million Instagram followers, despite a recent scandal over her company’s raw milk sales.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The ballet teacher reflected in the mirror clutched her throat as if Belet was about to launch herself at her.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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