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femmes fatales

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plural of femme fatale

as in sirens

a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales

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Recent Examples of femmes fatales The stylish guests, many of whom dressed as detectives or femmes fatales, raised more than $620,000 for TheatreWorks at the event, held May 17 at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 May 2026

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Wednesday is no different, with crude prices marching back towards triple digits and inflation sirens ringing from Beijing to London to Washington.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Over the decades, La Perla became the uniform of screen sirens.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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