étoile
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“I will never be an étoile, because it’s too complicated and it’s a job,” de Laâge says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
Some of the company’s loyal audience blamed her for not promoting François Alu, a fan favorite, to étoile.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022
It was no secret that when you left the Opera, you wanted the former étoile Laurent Hilaire to succeed you rather than Benjamin Millepied, who was followed by Aurélie Dupont in 2016.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021
Just a sampling: the étoile cannelle is a star-shaped treat fragrant with cinnamon; spritzbredle is made from ground almonds; and anisbredle is flavored with aniseed.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021
No one knows the stars who has not slept, as the French happily put it, à la belle étoile.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
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