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flirt (with)

verb

Definition of flirt (with)

as in to woo

to act so as to make (something) more likely you're flirting with death by driving so recklessly

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Christie’s, as always, is willing to adapt to the tastes of their clients, but the auction house also has multiple strategies for wooing tech wealth and trying to convert them to fine art.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
Jackson also must implement a statewide campaign network and woo over the state’s large independent base.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

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Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield said she had been invited to a two-country event Friday before things abruptly changed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
That strained relationship was spotlighted this week when Ionescu said she was never officially invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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