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At the Wumman Spa nail salon, some of Buddemeier's clients sit in the chair for hours, as nail artists build them hyper-realistic fake nails in sheer, glossy neutrals, à la Zoe Kravitz and Zendaya.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Not having affairs, not engaging in departmental spats, not, à la Prof. Indiana Jones, cracking whips and cracking wise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
We didn’t need to “change” the Constitution, I argued; rather, we needed to build, à la Shelby, more “knowledge,” better understanding, inclusion.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lawson marries frozen peas and shredded Little Gem lettuce in her version of petits pois à la française, or French-style peas.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Daddy didn’t ask Joe where he had been but just said, “Come on in and have some pancakes, à la Marly, Joe, all decorated with first-run Chris!”
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
