queen bee
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A queen bee reaches maturity in about 16 days, while worker bees require roughly 21 days.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
"This keeps the whole group tight together. It's like Guardiola is the queen bee at Manchester City and has got the right pheromones going through his hive at the moment."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Now we’re on Vegas World; now we’re on Jurassic Planet; now we’re on a planet ruled by a gigantic queen bee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Every actor oozed Main Character Energy, but the plot fully revolved around Silverstone’s Cher, the effervescent queen bee of Beverly Hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
And Liza Guilfoyle, queen bee of the school.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
