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
She has not abandoned the ballet world — she still creates ballets and is studying privately with Isabelle Guérin, the former Paris Opera Ballet étoile — but she doesn’t see herself as an ordinary ballerina.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022
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
Mr. Lidberg’s next film project, a feature, will star Aurélie Dupont, the former Paris Opera Ballet étoile who is now director of that company.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2017
Mais j'y ferai tellement mon possible, que ma bonne étoile m'y aidera peut-être un peu.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
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