damsel
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Her performance adds an additional layer of mystery in that it is never quite clear whether she is a manipulative femme fatale, a damsel in distress or a woman just trying to figure herself out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
The minute Furiosa starts gnawing on her captor’s fuel line, though, Miller makes it clear that this wee captive is no damsel in distress.
From New York Times • May 15, 2024
Dunst, 41, says it is refreshing her character is the lead in an action film and not a "damsel in distress".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024
But also, it has a lot of humor surrounding it, because it's that damsel in distress kind of character.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023
The crab and anemone recognize each other as partners by molecular configurations, as do the anemones and their symbiotic damsel fish.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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