mistress

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Keaton plays that mistress, Mary Wilkie, and her depiction of the witty, wry, journalist with a robust social calendar and strong opinions that she never hesitates to express, is among her most seminal performances.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

The ballet mistress Madame Giry, and others, usher the audience groups from room to room, as the narrative follows the spine of the original, although there is considerably less dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

After two-and-a-half hours, the show ends with Gaga announcing she has defeated the "mistress of mayhem".

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

At least Harold Macmillan understood, to use the parlance of his time, that history was a cruel mistress and was sure to leave him behind.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

“No, I don’t,” was Jo’s decided answer, as she petted the fat poodle, whom she had adopted, out of respect to his former mistress.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott