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flirts (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of flirt (with)

as in woos

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

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As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

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The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension invites all to participate in a citizen science conservation effort on Friday and Saturday created by the University of Georgia.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Leu Gardens invites visitors for an enchanting evening of fairy festivities in a whimsical celebration at Orlando’s 50-acre botanical oasis.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

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