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Noun
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And for many years, Ruth would traditionally join her pals Nabors and Hoosier roots gal, the late great Florence Henderson, at the Indianapolis 500 Race, where she could be seen riding and waving from a convertible in the Saturday parade.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
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Editor’s Choice: Top 3 Best-smelling Body Sprays Fragrance is highly dependent on personal preference — gals that love gourmands aren’t going to reach for a white floral body mist.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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When Jennie resisted her mistress’s abuse, Judge Clemens responded by whipping her with a bridle.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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There’s no need to sing a song of a lass that is gone.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a trice couples formed, and the dancers whirled away more wildly, more extravagantly than before, for all the lads and lasses were fired with ambition to show us how real Hungarians could dance.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
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James Farthing and his girlfriend were arrested at the TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by USA TODAY on Friday.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Other phantoms visit, including Darin’s early girlfriend Connie Francis (Gracie Lawrence), but all lovers fade in the face of larger losses.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Sebastian’s inamorata, Ellie (Leslie Bibb), is the only daughter of hotel magnate William Collins XII (David Rasche) and his US senator wife, Tigger (Kim Cattrall); and, yes, Tigger is her government name.—
Odie Henderson,
BostonGlobe.com,
24 May 2023
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The idyllic scenery also represents the happy ending that Yadra’s lesbian daughter, Zelia, wants to imagine about what happened to her great aunt Nena, who chose to stay behind in Cuba to be with her married inamorata, Antonia.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Nov. 2021
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Hudson accompanied her beau to the interview, wearing a matching sweatshirt with Belichick.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Monica also was seen watching Brown’s headlining performance from the side of the stage next to Breezy’s manager and her beau, Anthony Wilson.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Investigators, however, ultimately alleged that Read struck her Boston cop boyfriend with the back of her Lexus SUV and fled the scene, leaving him to die in the cold, on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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Read, 45, is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her Lexus SUV and leaving him for dead outside the home of a fellow cop in January 2022.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Have Breakfast at a Market Start your day with a selection of sweets from Patisserie Bennis, a family-run bakery in the Habous neighborhood where locals buy sweet and savory treats by the kilo.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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However, loading them up with lots of sweets might not be your idea of a happy holiday.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Tootsie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tootsie. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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