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Recent Examples of billet-doux
Only one painting, The Love Letter (on loan from the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands), is explicitly identified as a billet-doux, but all three are suggestive of interior dramas; secret vulnerabilities and joys; two selves reaching toward one another.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billet-doux
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The letter, which has since grown to nearly 5,000 signatures, was organized by the Committee for the First Amendment, the Future Film Coalition, the Writers Guild of America and the Democracy Defenders Fund.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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In a statement to The Sacramento Bee, a spokesperson for Reform California dismissed the letter as a political attack against DeMaio.—
Andrew Graham
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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French director Arthur Harari stood by his signing of an open letter sounding the alarm over tycoon Vincent Bollore’s growing influence on the French media and entertainment sectors at the press conference for his Cannes Competition film The Unknown on Tuesday.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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In an open letter to Congress, FACE Ag Network argues that the bill threatens hundreds of animal welfare laws and prioritizes industrial agriculture over independent farmers.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.—
byDebbie Carlson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
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In March 2024, law enforcement received a tip that Rutherford had sold 235 rare coins at a Liberty jewelry store, according to the sentencing memorandum.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Balzano said the new suppression system was already under construction when the lawsuit was filed and stemmed from a memorandum of understanding signed in August 2025 with the city of Camden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Up, down, left and right — mail missives were rocketing toward the center screen.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Antonoff echoed this opinion in his missive.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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More than 500,000 Maryland voters requested mail ballots.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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Account holders may have received a notice via email or postcard (or both) about the class action settlement.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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In Rio’s famed Ipanema neighborhood, this triplex penthouse, which sits within a building designed by the late, great Oscar Niemeyer, stretches across three levels with postcard-ready views of both the ocean and Sugarloaf Mountain.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Hamilton was driving an unmarked county vehicle while off duty when it was involved in the collision, which resulted in minor injuries, according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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“Billet-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet-doux. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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