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demirep

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Definition of demirep

as in courtesan

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Kumari plays Sahibjaan, born in a graveyard to a courtesan who was spurned by her husband’s aristocratic family.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Tarek Al Arian, who is best known for Arabic-language The Ladder and The Snake and Sons of Rizk franchises, is developing a drama about infamous early 20th Century French courtesan Marguerite Alibert.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026

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Overton, however, claimed that both informants were lying — and that the semen found on the comforter was planted on the scene by a spurned ex-lover with connections to the police department.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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The object of Christian’s adoration is Satine, a nightclub chanteuse and demimondaine, almost past her prime and riddled with consumption.

— Ben Brantley, New York Times, 25 July 2019
Rather than a consistent narrative style, Phillips shapes the prose to reflect the stages of her life, from the powerless demimondaine to the outspoken feminist writer.

— Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2018

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Duguay’s death was announced by his longtime girlfriend and former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said a juvenile shot Davis, calling it a domestic situation between Davis and his girlfriend when the juvenile stepped in to defend the woman.

— Erika Stanish, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The only other woman to hold the role, Arlene Violet, ran as a Republican.

— Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
The song is written as a conversation with that mythic other woman, who Parton confronts here in a way that manages to come across as both extremely vulnerable and drawing on a huge reserve of strength.

— Ed Masley, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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