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priestess

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as in princess

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Recent Examples of priestess She’s being honored for her portrayal of Annie, the hoodoo priestess who is such a grounding force for the 2025 film. — Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026 In it, Swift evokes the titular Trojan priestess, who was tragically given the gift of prophecy and yet no one believes her. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026 The story begins in 1915 with the death of Julia Brown, who was a voodoo priestess in her town of Finner, which no longer exists today. — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025 Play it again, Towa Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree follows the titular character, a priestess of Shinju Village, on a time-hopping quest to protect the realm from a malignant entity called Magatsu. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for priestess

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At Wimbledon this year, the 11-year-old princess wore a vibrant blue dress that recalled Middleton’s blue Gabriela Hearst suit, worn to the Grand Slam tennis tournament just days earlier.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
The 18-year-old princess, the youngest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, is set to study Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht in the Netherlands, starting in September.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of princess

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From Madame Grès and Gianni Versace to today’s couture runways, designers have long looked to Grecian legacy — including draping, sculptural silhouettes, metallic finishes and goddess glamour — as the ultimate inspiration.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Circe trades seduction for something darker When Odysseus’ men encounter Circe in Homer’s poem, the goddess drugs them and turns them into pigs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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The rare artifacts taken from the famed museum include jewelry owned by Napoleon III’s wife Empress Eugénie and a royal sapphire tiara, necklace, and matching earring owned by Queen Marie-Amélie, the last queen of France.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Necklaces and jewelry owned by other French queens, including Empress Marie Louise, Marie-Amélie, and Hortense Bonaparte, were also taken.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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Miranda Priestly, the high priestess of not only the fashion industry, but of all media, the exact industry Andy came to New York to work in.

— Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
Enheduanna, a high priestess from Sumer who is credited with being the first person to sign her work, seems to be a fitting obsession for a writer who knows the stakes of authorship.

— Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026

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