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ballerina

[bal-uh-ree-nuh] / ˌbæl əˈri nə /
NOUN
prima ballerina
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Arriving at Eger’s home in La Jolla, she found ballerina paintings on the walls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A dancer who became Britain's first black professional ballerina has had her pointed shoes restored on the television programme, The Repair Shop.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The story is completely absurd, filled with plot holes and characters as thin as a prima ballerina.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland says Timothée Chalamet ‘wouldn’t be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren’t for opera and ballet and their relevance.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

I tell her: we were dead, and then Ben managed to spin the car in just the right way, like some kind of brilliant vehicular ballerina.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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