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petite

[puh-teet] / pəˈtit /


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A petite bottle-blonde who spoke with the laid-back drawl of her native Arkansas, Pruett showed off memorabilia signed by the “Bagdad Cafe” director.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

One day in my new apartment building post-COVID, I noticed a glamorous, petite Asian woman heading to the door next to mine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The seven-year-old Studs, which calls itself an experiential retail and e-commerce brand, has expanded its footprint of petite, painfully trendy neon studios to nearly 20 states across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The “Charlie’s Angels” star proceeded to pose next to the petite kitchen, which comes complete with a stove and sink.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Antlee was petite, with a stripe of white down her right side, but not her left.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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