protégée
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When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Micah Lasher, a Nadler protégée who also worked for ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is also considered a strong contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Leading the challenge from the right is former culture minister Rachida Dati, 60, one-time protégée of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
“Black Barbie” looks at a Black toy company that produced multiracial dolls and a line within Mattel that was focused on stand-alone Black characters, created by Stacey McBride-Irby, a protégée of Perkins.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
I see Mrs. Zamick beaming at Ainsley, her protégée.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Summers and Bryant said it’s in their best interests to help train aspiring female stunt drivers so that their protégées can lead by example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
While most Florida python hunters are men, Kalil and one of her protégées, Amy Siewe, have proven to be highly effective eradicators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
But it is most poignant for telling a now-familiar story: one of a powerful man and his protégées.
From Economist ● Jul. 4, 2018
Some companies, for instance, have designated a certain restaurant where senior leaders take protégées for breakfast or lunch.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2017
Eh, bien! 'tis a small price,—fifty cents; if Monsieur will purchase one, he will possess a basket really handsome, and will have contributed something to the comfort of one of the Good God's protégées.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various
