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In fact, that moment of puppy love made InStyle's list of best movie kisses of all time.—
Susan Spencer,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Queen Camilla showed a little puppy love with a designer accessory at a meaningful charity appearance on February 4.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Will Trump’s growing flirtations with American boots on the ground risk a quagmire that will swallow American lives and souls similar to the experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, a secret flirtation might be percolating on the back burner.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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So, where did this entanglement come from?—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Many lawmakers are wary of a longer entanglement as the operation killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and hundreds of people in the region.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Calf-love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf-love. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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