hostess
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“We are absolutely stoked to be reopened and welcoming everyone onto the terrace” overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Nepenthe hostess Faith Sassepp said on a phone call as a helicopter roared in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The hostess working the front desk at the bar compliments my hair, which, to be honest, is in desperate need of a cut.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Later, at a post-match reception at the home of a wealthy local white family, the team lined up to meet the hostess.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The 72-year-old said he had been hugely surprised to have his directorial debut, which stars his daughter Ella Bleu as an air hostess, accepted at the world's most prestigious film festival.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Her voice is ragged, the ripped chords of an Eat’n Park hostess back home.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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The exhibition introduces Williamsburg’s first interpreters: mostly older white women who, as costumed hostesses, were tasked with guiding visitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
After watching a documentary about bar hostesses who had organized a union, they learned that the women had drafted legislation to protect their rights.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
These nightclubs were frequented by activists, diplomats, politicians, air hostesses and young people.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
The complaint states that the plaintiff and other hostesses reported the incident to supervisors, who said they would investigate and provide updates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
As one of the church’s hostesses and secretaries, I worked in the office on a regular basis—before and after school, and on weekends—so I had the chance to observe some of these meetings firsthand.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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