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temptresses

noun

plural of temptress

as in sirens

a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990

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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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