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princesses

noun

plural of princess

as in queens

a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity as the reigning princess of pop music, she exerts an enormous influence over teens

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Recent Examples of princesses Before him, Olav and Märtha had had two daughters, princesses Ragnhild and Astrid, but at the time, the law of succession excluded women from the throne. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 As a young man, Harald was urged to find a bride among Europe's noblewomen and princesses. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 As a young man, Harald was urged to find a bride among the princesses of Europe. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Pop princesses Debbie Gibson and Tiffany and later Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera would not have experienced success had Madonna and Lauper not paved the way. — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026 Patrick Clancy testified that his daughter was into princesses and had a lot of friends. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 At the beginning of the Arcadia, one of the princes, Musidorus, courts Pamela, one of the sister-princesses, by communicating to her that his shepherd apparel is just a disguise. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 The initial line of 85 products, inspired by six princesses, included candles, soaps, decor and more. — Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The Spanish royals’ Mallorca trip comes towards the end of an exciting summer, which saw the King, Queen and princesses travel to the United States to watch the Spanish national team win the 2026 World Cup. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Cabins come in four different configurations, with either one queen bed or two queens bunked on top of each other—the latter would be great for small families—and have a maximum capacity of four guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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