as in affairs
a brief romantic relationship
in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones
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David Parker serves as the managing director of government affairs and strategy with the lobbying firm Longbow Partners.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran undertake to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third series which takes everyone’s favourite rivalries to the next level.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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News of the series comes as audiences have become more and more enamored with romances set at the skating rink.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Throughout this dense and always engrossing survey of Lean’s career in film, Thompson threads the vicissitudes of the director’s personal life, spanning six wives and various other relationships and flings.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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In the satirical comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays a successful and chauvinistic advertising CEO who lives for power and casual flings.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Amours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amours. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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