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Recent Examples of mademoiselleDoja also matches the vibe of a mademoiselle while putting her French to the test and posing for photos in front of the Eiffel Tower.—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
Around a century ago, in New York, a white starlet named Irene Delroy got a hot tip from her maid, who was Black.
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Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
Colleen Camp, on the other hand, demonstrates a flair for light comedy as an alluring French maid, though the role too often requires her to play second fiddle to her own enhanced bosom.
No maiden has won the Preakness in the modern era, with the last victory coming in 1888.
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Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Rather than being hunched over their game consoles, these guys were reenacting a legend that—according to Liane—dates back to the early Middle Ages, featuring a Catholic maiden called Mata and a Muslim prince called Grifone.
Set in 1858 and adapted by Virginia Feito from her own novel, Victorian Psycho stars Monroe as Winifred Notty, an idiosyncratic young woman who arrives at the wealthy Pounds family’s old gothic manor, claiming to be the house’s new governess.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Many aspects of the book were inspired by Brontë’s life, including her months working as a governess to help pay her brother Branwell’s debts.
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René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Oh Outlander fam, for old times’ sake, let’s get in one last sing me a song of a lass that is gone, say could that lass be I?
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
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Kerry Lester Kasper,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
The mammy stereotype, which desexualized both dark skinned enslaved and free women (who were often in domestic roles), made muting Black beauty the norm.
Exactly one year after nipping Marist in the state finals at Duluth’s Cecil Morris Field, the Blessed Trinity Titans did it again in an identical manner, edging Marist 1-0 in the GHSA Class 4A girls’ soccer state championship game on Friday night.
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Jeff Gable,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
And for boys and girls, the shoe options will pull from skate- and surf-inspired influences, while delivering toughness and comfort for active, creative lives.
The performing artists previously announced for the May 17 show are current Variety cover gal Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town and Riley Green.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 May 2026
With shoes and swimwear, activewear and accessories, and all the coveted dresses, sweaters, and jeans in between, Free People offers trendy threads for fashion-forward gals on the go who love a touch of whimsy.