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the doyenne of the fashion industry
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Dueling visions The far-right National Rally, spearheaded by Le Pen, the long-time doyenne of France’s anti-immigration camp, currently holds 88 to Macron’s bloc’s 250 seats in the 577-seat French parliament and, in theory, the upcoming election is far from a two-horse race.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 10 June 2024
Those against her include the doyennes of the Palm Royale, played by Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb and the incomparable Julia Duffy.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
The coterie includes high society doyennes like Babe Paley, Slim Keith, Lee Radziwell, and C.Z. Guest, and the series follows them before, during, and after the fallout.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Dion kicks it off, singing with trembling innocence about a romantic crisis, then Streisand enters, taking on the role of a wiser, stronger woman more experienced in such messes — a doyenne of love.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 10 June 2024
Those against her include the doyennes of the Palm Royale, played by Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb and the incomparable Julia Duffy.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
The coterie includes high society doyennes like Babe Paley, Slim Keith, Lee Radziwell, and C.Z. Guest, and the series follows them before, during, and after the fallout.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Dion kicks it off, singing with trembling innocence about a romantic crisis, then Streisand enters, taking on the role of a wiser, stronger woman more experienced in such messes — a doyenne of love.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
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“Doyenne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doyenne. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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