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diva

[dee-vuh, -vah] / ˈdi və, -vɑ /
NOUN
prima donna
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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

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

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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