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It made up for missed teenage rites of passage — the senior prom, the homecoming dance, the debutante ball — by doubling down on sentimentality.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

But Colatarci’s sister, then a high-school senior, wasn’t incognito when she set out on a quest for a prom dress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

So on the last week of prom one recent Saturday morning, the pair were praying for a good day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

She said it was heart-warming to see the children excited to wear their prom outfits, and added: "I can't wait to see them on the big day."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Somehow despite all the sheepish grins and blushing and quiet crushing, Mike seized his moment and asked Violet to prom.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

The stores sell dresses for proms, special occasions and quinceañeras, a Latin American rite of passage celebrating a young girl’s 15th birthday and her transition to adulthood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Several generations have heard EWF at their proms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Collins added that she did not feel proms were a good thing and instead were a bad influence on children.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Suri has previously built and scaled loyalty and rewards proms at companies like Under Armour and United Airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Odd values—unthinking school spirit, proms, jockhood—are exalted, while the best values—free thinking, nonconformity, curiosity—are ridiculed.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz