affair
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He celebrated the affair wearing a spectacular getup largely sourced from Colombian fashion designer Adriana Kanal of KNL Style: padded, black-and-white wings over a latex vest, a fishnetted top and sky-high platform boots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Ms. Arno treats the affair with tact, showing how persecution and paranoia can become entangled without becoming identical.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was prosecuted over the affair after his first term, which ended in 2011, before being acquitted in 2021 over a lack of evidence.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Davies-Jones said what struck her most "about this whole affair is not what has been said but what has been missing".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But the rest of them were too frightened or too hypnotized by the whole affair to make a move.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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