prom

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The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

These days, she keeps "prom books" and has a policy of one of each dress per school.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

"Overall, prom cost me about £200, so not much really," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Her prom dreams inch closer as her lies begin to mount and her new alabaster skin starts peeling off at extremely inopportune moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

He didn’t ask any girl to prom except her—and that was because it was her party.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers