diva
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Acting in a film within a film, Fix’s version of teenage Billy is so nervous it seems impossible she’ll become Anderson’s diva.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The French striker is either a genius or a diva who has been booed by his own fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
He credits pop diva Erika Vikman with turning the tide, after appearing at UMK in 2020.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
"I discovered that the vintage pieces that I wore went missing -- my costume that was pulled from my personal archives -- jacket, corset, dress and other garments," the diva wrote.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
I’m headed to trip-hop when I notice a couple making out in the pop diva section in the far back corner.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Kemp said that, alongside Saturday's headliner Raye, the weekend's line-up had "spanned a generation of divas".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
There’s something delightful about plays about grand divas in crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Here, she discusses the jazz warm-up she’s used for decades, dealing with stage fright and loving the divas she plays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The biggest night in music is just around the corner — and this year, the competition is stiff after a summer dominated by pop divas and male country stars.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2024
For me, performing-arts camp was six weeks stuck in a cabin with a bunch of eleven-year-old divas.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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It’s a mind-blowing dive into human communication and extrasensory perception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"When you dive into the Iliad, you really understand that Homer was an Anatolian. You find anecdotes and cultural references that are completely unknown elsewhere," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
So when Sunny Dancer, a film about a summer camp for young people affected by cancer, gave Ramsey seven weeks to experience teenage freedom, it was an opportunity to dive straight in.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Someone has me hold their phone while they dive through shorebreak.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
I dive one way, and Alex and JP dive the other.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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