protégée
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When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Micah Lasher, a Nadler protégée who also worked for ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is also considered a strong contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Leading the challenge from the right is former culture minister Rachida Dati, 60, one-time protégée of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
If Rachel makes his film, she’ll become a combo platter of his mother, his daughter, his protégée and his cash cow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
I see Mrs. Zamick beaming at Ainsley, her protégée.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Summers and Bryant said it’s in their best interests to help train aspiring female stunt drivers so that their protégées can lead by example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
While most Florida python hunters are men, Kalil and one of her protégées, Amy Siewe, have proven to be highly effective eradicators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
But it is most poignant for telling a now-familiar story: one of a powerful man and his protégées.
From Economist ● Jul. 4, 2018
Many of pop’s tough young queens are wielding more control than ever before over image and career matters—Nicki Minaj is a case in point—but many, too, remain protégées of male stars or producers.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2014
The marriage ceremony was performed at half past ten; and at midnight Madame was alone with her protégées in the cabin of the ship Victoria, dashing through the dark waves under a star-bright sky.
From A Romance of the Republic by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
