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debutante

[deb-yoo-tahnt, -tant] / ˈdɛb yʊˌtɑnt, -ˌtænt /
NOUN
young woman
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Ms. Finke was a debutante, making her debut in 1971 at the International Debutante Ball in New York.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

Bob Baffert’s filly has never really come off the bridle, for instance in the Debutante Stakes at Del Mar:

From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2020

The International Debutante Ball, held every other December, has been the event at which generations of debutantes were presented — Astors, Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, princesses, daughters of presidents.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2020

Bast will certainly have her local backers following wins in the Debutante at Del Mar and the Chandelier at Santa Anita for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2019

Everyone knows that a Debutante only has one year nowadays, and if she doesn't go off in that year she's swept away by the flood of new Girls the next fall.

From Bab: a Sub-Deb by Rinehart, Mary Roberts




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