petite
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Back at the shoot, Saar is wearing one of these leather necklaces, paired with a Gucci kaftan that makes her petite frame look 20 feet tall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
‘Humanize me a little,” says the petite woman in a cashmere sweater at the end of a forthright, occasionally spiky interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The privacy policy it puts forth does have the benefit of transparency, but ultimately, it’s just a list of what Avast collects, with only a petite section that lists what it doesn’t collect.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
“Definitely doesn’t count,” wrote another, a petite woman who said she lifts up to 50 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
She was pale and petite, with strong-looking shoulders and gentle freckles—couldn’t have been more than twenty-three.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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