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curtsy

[kurt-see] / ˈkɜrt si /


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Valerie’s career is a long curtsy to declining standards and compromises; her 2014 journey thumbed its nose at the town’s prestige-chasing.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

She took the daughters to swimming lessons, taught them to curtsy and helped arrange membership for them in the Brownies and Girl Guides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

"I don't know, I just do. When you love it, you do it, right? 'Don't sleep, don't eat, just do it on repeat,' to quote myself," she said with a mock curtsy.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

All you can do is curtsy and move on to the next category.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

I curtsy and bow all the way to the floor.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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