affinity
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But his affinity for music led him to the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
"She'd made peace with that. She had a deep affinity with the water and was a remarkable person," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
GM is betting that Americans’ affinity for big trucks and SUVs will hold up amid high gas prices and economic uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But beyond the exclusive entrée, Coppola — only on her third feature, but already known for her affinity for youth culture — would bring Marie Antoinette a jouissance the history books had never afforded her.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
“It is indeed. Mr. Griswold has a special affinity for his work.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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But the non-college-educated voters who have traditionally been his bedrock supporters are facing so much financial strain these days that his cultural affinities, even when they’re somewhat authentic, just don’t cut it.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
The book instead is interested in the affinities the translators felt for these elusive texts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Kurds, while mostly Sunni, share cultural and linguistic affinities with Persians and have historically had less friction with the Iranian state than with fellow Kurds in Iraq and Turkey.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Harris, who is the author of “Slave Play,” has other elective affinities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Animated by this belief, I paid particular attention to their policy statement and activities, with the idea of finding affinities rather than differences.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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