masquerade
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When the trend for masquerade balls arrived in England, savvy promoters made them high-priced events for the followers of fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The production, co-directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, jettisons the animal masquerade for a different kind of drag extravaganza.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The Elwood Club at the Pendry Newport Beach hotel in Newport Beach, Calif., for example, gives members access to the hotel’s on-site personal trainer and hosts an annual masquerade party for members only.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The Bohemian second son has so far refused to settle down, but this all changes when he meets a masked lady in silver at a masquerade ball.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The prisoners showed up in all kinds of strange garb; it looked like a masquerade.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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