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In Bergdorf Goodman, Jane would protest her mother’s instructions in front of the salesgirls, and her mother would silence her by pinching her arm.—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Talking with the salesgirl, asking her to bring us things in a size that would be a better fit.—Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler Department store salesgirl and photographer Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) is instantly enthralled by a new customer, the wealthy (almost) divorcée Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett).—New York Times, 8 Apr. 2021 Justine grabbed a black Mary Jane and shook it in the salesgirl’s face.—Forsyth Harmon, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021
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