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hostess

[hoh-stis] / ˈhoʊ stɪs /


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“Nothing is easy in Dubai,” said the hostess, Katushabe, who uses her earnings to maintain children and parents back in Uganda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Susan Nasser works as a hostess, welcoming shoppers at the luxury Bicester Village outlet shopping centre and helping them find their way around.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The hostess usually puts on a nice spread: dips, fresh bread, cuts of ham and beef, Christmas tree-shaped chips with hummus and salsa cruda, mince pies, chocolate squares, etc.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Hanks recalled a story from the making of “I Like Me” where he and some colleagues were dining at a restaurant where the hostess asked them what they were working on.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

I wanted so badly to glance back at the hostess, just to see the look on her face—but I didn’t.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English