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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
an investment maven, he was doing well even when the market was doing poorly
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as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a science-fiction maven who could talk for hours about fictional technology
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At a client launch party in Emily in Paris, the titular marketing maven (Lily Collins) confidently works the crowd in a structured PVC dress, with exaggerated floral appliqués, by Balmain.
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Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Tricia Joe as Claudia Kishi Tricia Joe, who played fashion maven Claudia, quit acting after The Baby-Sitters Club, having only appeared on-screen in three works before.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
But numbers mavens are off the hook, too, because clearly, no actual math was used in the making of this mess.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
That led to lunch invitations from such notables as then-Israeli ambassador Benjamin Netanyahu, New York City’s former mayor Ed Koch, Canada’s ex-First Lady Margaret Trudeau, and beauty maven Estée Lauder among others, all of whom were looking for favorable coverage, according to Coady.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Tricia Joe as Claudia Kishi Tricia Joe, who played fashion maven Claudia, quit acting after The Baby-Sitters Club, having only appeared on-screen in three works before.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
But numbers mavens are off the hook, too, because clearly, no actual math was used in the making of this mess.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
That led to lunch invitations from such notables as then-Israeli ambassador Benjamin Netanyahu, New York City’s former mayor Ed Koch, Canada’s ex-First Lady Margaret Trudeau, and beauty maven Estée Lauder among others, all of whom were looking for favorable coverage, according to Coady.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Some states have instituted requirements for websites with adult or pornographic content to verify visitors' age before granting access, although tech experts have pointed out VPNs can be used to get around those guardrails.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Asheville Citizen Times asked a public policy expert about the shutdown.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Since buying the property in 2013, Swift has drawn fans to Bay Street, the village's main drag of clothing boutiques and ice cream counters, all checklist items on the Swiftie itinerary.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Every time a player gets hurt, many players and fans across the league start calling on the NFL to make changes.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Closing night film, psychological thriller Guru, stars Pierre Niney as a charismatic and manipulative self-help guru, with the cast also featuring Marion Barbeau, Anthony Bajon and Holt McCallany.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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As Klopp goes all big picture, more leadership guru than tactics guru, his world is becoming broader.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The changing of the leaves draws nature enthusiasts, often called leaf-peepers, to see the bright colors from Hudson Valley, New York to Boulder, Colorado, and Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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These voters are chefs and food media professionals, and also food enthusiasts who follow the latest restaurants simply for pleasure.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In recent months, as despotism intensified an increasing number of writers, scholars, and thinkers were declared foreign agents, and their books were taken off the shelves.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of press freedom groups and more than 100 leading writers, journalists and scholars called for Guevara’s release from ICE detention.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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This cal is every candle lover’s dream.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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National Coffee Day is the perfect time buy a gift for the coffee lover in your life.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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The show, starring Ricardo Gómez and Óscar Jaenada, explores the friendship between a shy young man preparing for the application tests for public office while working as a part-time taxi driver and a master bullfighter.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mom Eva Govea went to Abide for her prenatal and postpartum care, and also met with a lactation consultant and was able to buy donor milk through Abide.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Schwenz has previously worked with Leonardo DiCaprio, Meghan Markle, Arianna Huffington, Comcast and Viacom as a public relations consultant.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Maven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maven. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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