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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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Quinnipiac’s poll earlier this month comes as Politico reported that the GOP is quietly trying to woo the Pennsylvania Democrat to switch parties.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Nonetheless, the league did succeed in wooing major players like Rahm, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka away from the PGA tour with massive monetary promises.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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At the upcoming 64th edition, the festival will launch the new NYFF Encounters initiative, which invites a director with a film in the lineup to shoot a new short film at the festival; each will premiere at the following edition.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026
She was invited to be a godparent alongside James Meade, a close lifelong friend of William, Kate’s cousin Adam Middleton, and Thomas van Straubenzee, another longtime friend of William’s who spoke at their 2011 wedding.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

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