debutante
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It made up for missed teenage rites of passage — the senior prom, the homecoming dance, the debutante ball — by doubling down on sentimentality.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
And in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, veteran politician MK Stalin was trailing, challenged by a political debutante -- film star C. Joseph Vijay.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Mr. Bessent went from boarding schools and debutante balls to serious financial distress and spent a portion of his childhood in the guest house of his ancestral home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
As a beautiful, wealthy debutante, Katharine was introduced to many of the most eligible young men of the 1950s - and she met Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of George V.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
My “old hen” neighbor—her own label for herself—is sought after like a debutante at a grand ball for her horse-training skills.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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