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demirep

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as in courtesan

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Tarek Al Arian, who is best known for Arabic-language The Ladder and The Snake and Sons of Rizk franchises, is developing a drama about infamous early 20th Century French courtesan Marguerite Alibert.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
The movie starred Ewan McGregor as Christian, a writer who ends up sucked into Paris' Bohemian movement, and Kidman as Satine, the star performer and courtesan at the titular cabaret.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026

Definition of courtesan

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The photographic record shows Wong arm-in-arm with numerous admirers, many of whom were her lovers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Llínas mugs the camera for laugh lines in the narration, rattles off a comically long list of Borges’ lovers, reveals halfway through that the score has been played, in part, off a toy xylophone.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

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The object of Christian’s adoration is Satine, a nightclub chanteuse and demimondaine, almost past her prime and riddled with consumption.

— Ben Brantley, New York Times, 25 July 2019
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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Each was fatally stabbed at an off-campus home on King Road where the three women lived and Chapin stayed over for the night with Kernodle, his girlfriend.

— Kevin Fixler September 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
Hickerson previously broke his silence on his girlfriend’s passing through a statement from his attorney Sloan Ellis.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriend

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The only other woman to hold the role, Arlene Violet, ran as a Republican.

— Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
The song is written as a conversation with that mythic other woman, who Parton confronts here in a way that manages to come across as both extremely vulnerable and drawing on a huge reserve of strength.

— Ed Masley, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of other woman

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Posing as a journalist, Tucker goes to interview the older man’s former paramour in Paris.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Stephen Cloobeck — a one-time California gubernatorial candidate ensconced in Democratic political circles — pleaded not guilty to witness tampering charges Friday related to a burglary case against his former paramour, OnlyFans model Adva Lavie.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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