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Noun
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Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition.—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
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And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In San Francisco, patrons and politicians courting big-budget opera, dance, and theater productions were pushed by protests to designate funds for cultural centers in the Mission and other neighborhoods.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Raman has a better shot at a top-two slot if supporters of socialist Rae Huang break for her, and Pratt is courting businessman Adam Miller’s voters.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Richmond and Fey started dating, and after seven years together, the couple married in a Greek Orthodox ceremony in 2001.—
Desiree Ossandon,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Meanwhile, critics see them as a PR tool at the service of an authoritarian dictatorship dating back to the 1960s.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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These seven episodes chronicle Louis’s seduction, his tumultuous affair with Lestat, Claudia’s turning, and Louis and Claudia’s attempt to murder their maker and escape a violent home life by fleeing to Europe.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Fear of family separation led immigrants like Yolanda to stop going to work, taking their children to school, and even attending medical appointments or buying food.—
Yuliana Montiel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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After Stagg convinces the leaders to postpone D-day, he is vindicated by a deluge of rain that arrives while everyone is attending church at Southwark House on June 5.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Baby kale is delicate enough to use straight from the container—no massaging required.—
Zoe Denenberg,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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Torres toured comedy-theater clubs across the country to do his massaging.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has also ousted its popular music director, sparking a crisis among donors, patrons and audiences.—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
7 June 2026
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The race for Susan Collins’ seat sparking a new reckoning about how Democrats deal with scandal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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“Romancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romancing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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