as in courtesan
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The victims are local teenagers, seized in roundups, while the courtesans, whose ghastly storytelling each night inspires the action, are like camp followers, the guards collaborators.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025 -
The drama focuses on the true story of a group of unsung women, a Virginia socialite, her mother, a formerly enslaved sister-in-arms, and the city’s most notorious courtesan.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Art lovers can spend an afternoon at Museo Frida Kahlo or Museo Jumex, both essential stops for a dose of local culture.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Doing so might cost the officer who Kyle shot to expose the many misdeeds of the Kingstown Police Department, if Mike can’t effectively get State Attorney, and former lover, Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) to drop the charges against his brother.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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To this day, she’s drawn to the bruise of blue that belies the kittenish blush, the tension between the girl next door and the demimondaine, who are not so far apart, who may even be one.—
Susan Dominus Photographs by Joshua Kissi Styled by Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs by Collier Schorr Styled by Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait by Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs by Tina Barney,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2021
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Rather than a consistent narrative style, Phillips shapes the prose to reflect the stages of her life, from the powerless demimondaine to the outspoken feminist writer.—
Joan Gaylord,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2018
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They were joined by Anthony's cousin, Connor Cook, Connor's girlfriend Miley Altman, friend Paul Murdaugh and Paul's then-girlfriend, Morgan Doughty.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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His girlfriend had taken a 38 rifle to the back of his head and plastered most of its contents onto the kitchen wall.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Allegations about who this other woman could be have centered on a young guitarist who has performed with Urban, Maggie Baugh.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jefferson-Wooden’s name is instantly placed in the same stratosphere as some of the greats – the only other woman in history to achieve the feat in the World Championships is legendary Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The duo is throwing a party—Eileen will be there, along with her current paramour, also a collaborator in her work, Thea Clifton (Imogen Poots)—though tragedy will strike by the night’s end.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Perry’s new paramour, for his part, has also been going through changes.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Demirep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demirep. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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