grande dame
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Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
José Kuri, a founder of Mexico City’s landmark gallery Kurimanzutto, recently referred to her as “the grande dame of Brazilian art.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
One such crime took place at the city's most graceful grande dame, the 233-room Imperial Hotel, in 1897.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023
In this underground classic, a screenwriter witnesses the hopes, confusions and corruptions of fame, from an aspiring starlet to an over-the-hill grande dame whose heirs await her demise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
A tasteful awning hung over the entrance, bearing the silhouette of a Parisian grande dame.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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