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[prom] / prɒm /


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“She’s described as a person who looks like a cupcake … something like ‘The Children of the Corn’ going to prom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Her prom dress was supposed to arrive the next day.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

In high school, while their classmates were attending prom and cheering at football games, Olaf Hichwa and Soren Monroe-Anderson were building drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

It made up for missed teenage rites of passage — the senior prom, the homecoming dance, the debutante ball — by doubling down on sentimentality.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

We discussed our plans over break, and then I dropped the prom bomb.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

The result: proms with Bentleys, five-figure watches and event planners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The stores sell dresses for proms, special occasions and quinceañeras, a Latin American rite of passage celebrating a young girl’s 15th birthday and her transition to adulthood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Suri has previously built and scaled loyalty and rewards proms at companies like Under Armour and United Airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

The facilities also played host to local fundraisers, municipal government meetings, Altadena Rotary Club gatherings, high school proms and church events, among other things.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

In high school, she struggled in the adolescent competition for boyfriends in a world of football games and proms, a world where her looks were plainly uncommon.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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