belle
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Start a self-guided trip in San Sebastián, where the revitalized belle epoque Hotel Luze reopened in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Many of them were built in the early 20th century - grand belle epoque palaces serving a then emerging class of privileged, primarily English tourists.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
He’s charismatic enough, empathetic enough and wise enough that he could be the belle of the ball next Christmas and make everybody feel like a million bucks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
Nor is she the family-friendly belle seen in the 2022 family-friendly musical “The Lincolns of Springfield.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
He remembers a phrase of Frau Elena’s: belle laide.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Now, thanks to how fast AI is changing, they are the belles of the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
If the pure plays are the current belles of the ball, IBM could be the long-term keeper for investors.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
Tabitha Pritts, described by the local newspaper as “one of the most popular belles of the Nooksack Valley,” caught his eye, and he hers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
There are no benevolent white belles and polite gentlemen in “Emancipation,” no trace of the grotesque plantation fantasies so beloved by old Hollywood.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
She took off cantering back toward the center of town, where the society belles were gathering for an afternoon outing.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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