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Vernazza and Manarola are often considered the prima donnas of Cinque Terre, but Monterosso al Mare wins for personality, with the most to offer visitors from where to bed down to local wining and family-run dining.
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Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
Bertolucci fans beware: The director comes across here as a pompous and careless prima donna.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Maui Sunrise: Roses have a prima donna reputation as high-maintenance water hogs, but Andy Klittich, manager of Otto & Sons Nursery in Fillmore (open to the public), says that’s a bad rap.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Some might call it retrograde for a work from 1996, but its indebtedness to Puccini suits a story about a wistful prima donna in the early nineteen-hundreds.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
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Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
Bertolucci fans beware: The director comes across here as a pompous and careless prima donna.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Maui Sunrise: Roses have a prima donna reputation as high-maintenance water hogs, but Andy Klittich, manager of Otto & Sons Nursery in Fillmore (open to the public), says that’s a bad rap.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Some might call it retrograde for a work from 1996, but its indebtedness to Puccini suits a story about a wistful prima donna in the early nineteen-hundreds.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
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The remaining guest cabins comprises two doubles and two convertible twins with an en suite, plus additional cabin that could sleep children or a nanny.Rachel Ingram, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In testing, the patches were able to produce about 230 volts, about double of what's produced by standard US outlets.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2024
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In the classic black-and-white film Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn's character, a princess who is bored with her royal life, cuts her hair into a short, curly crop with baby bangs—a meaningful symbol of her desire for freedom.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Her life in the spotlight and tragic death have fascinated the public since the day she was born -- as the King of Rock and Roll's princess.Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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In each, the real culprit causing the leading lady to turn into Manjulika, the unhinged spirit of a royal dancer, was eventually identified as dissociative identity disorder.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to Perry's leading ladies, the real story will begin once Kimmie and Mallory's worlds collide in the show.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Fireworks and sparklers are often part of the celebrations, along with prayers and offerings to deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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Harper dressed as Aphrodite the goddess of love, putting on a long blonde wig and holding a dove in one hand.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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That interpretation reached something of a tipping point with the September 30 death of Creel, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men of musicals and much beloved for his LGBTQ+ activism.Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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The script was becoming notorious around town as Harlin’s wedding gift to his new wife, not a boon to any leading man who wanted to keep his edge or pulling power.Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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When the walk-ons joined the previous season, the team began filming a documentary, which is ongoing.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Along the way, the former walk-on has emerged as the Big Ten leader with 6.4 solo tackles per game as the Bruins (2-5 overall, 1-4 Big Ten) prepare to face Nebraska (5-3, 2-3) on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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