cherchez la femme
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The idea of the film is profound and simple: to unfurl the series of events that brought Franz Ferdinand to Sarajevo on the fateful day in 1914, cherchez la femme.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2015
A true case, then, of cherchez la femme.
From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2011
For now, cherchez la femme trumps "change you can believe in."
From Time Magazine Archive
In Burma, perhaps even more than in France, cherchez la femme has an ominous meaning.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Why, that it's simply a case of cherchez la femme, as usual," he answered, lightly.
From The Great Amulet by Diver, Maud
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