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The love triangle no one was expecting. Andy Richter and DWTS pro Alan Bersten shocked the crowd at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday by smooching on a kiss cam.—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025 Stories have long been swapped on awkward first kisses and princesses smooching frogs, but a new study suggests the earliest instance of two lips pressing together happened up to 21 million years ago -- prior to the existence of humans.—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Guinness World Records representatives certified the smooches on-site at the DC event, which featured live entertainment, food and drinks.—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025 In the shots — taken in New York City's Central Park — the duo could be seen sharing a smooch while standing in what appeared to be an alleyway.—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smooch
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