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affair

[uh-fair] / əˈfɛər /




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Adapting the teaching framework of American universities will be a noisy and fraught affair.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix, stars of “Vanderpump Rules” who were a couple for nine years, split after it came to light that Sandoval had an affair with their co-star Raquel Leviss.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Recruitment as a whole is now a transparent affair involving the right people within the club rather than deals being executed without adequate discussion.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

If decoding the Leipzig affair and its actual or possible ramifications seems to require an advanced degree in international semiotics, the reported facts are straightforward enough.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

“Feeling here about the affair is intense,” the New York Times reported.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Earlier he was the East Coast bureau chief of the Journal’s U.S. news team, leading coverage of national affairs in major regions of the country ranging from Boston to Miami and across the Deep South.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

"I think we have become used to the idea that peace is the normal state of affairs, that it's going to last," says McMillan.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Around 350 members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces arrived last week in Borneo's hard-hit West Kalimantan province, with three helicopters on hand to assist with firefighting efforts, the mission's public affairs officer Takeshi Koga told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

In the countries surveyed, 76% of respondents said they had no confidence in his leadership of world affairs.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

His core argument was that the Sedition Act was unconstitutional because it violated the natural rights of the citizens of each state to control their own domestic affairs.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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