prom
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I think my aunt gave me my first-ever watch, for prom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Her prom dress was supposed to arrive the next day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
The by-now traditional leavers prom, therefore, normally offers students an opportunity to let their hair down as they end one chapter and begin another.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
I tried to keep it casual and prefaced the question by saying that I knew dances weren't his cup of tea...but would he like to go to prom with me?
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
The result: proms with Bentleys, five-figure watches and event planners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
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
The facilities also played host to local fundraisers, municipal government meetings, Altadena Rotary Club gatherings, high school proms and church events, among other things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025
In Phoenix, they held proms in hotel ballrooms.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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