affair
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The night was a "a tense, tearful, joyous affair probably even more so for the singer than for her loyal audience," writes The Telegraph's Neil McCormick, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The whole affair seems destined for a court, and not one with a 3-point line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the past, news moved much more slowly and so it was easier for voters to learn and absorb the intricate details of scandals like Watergate or the Iran-Contra affair.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Whether this latest love affair with leverage in the U.S. ends the same way South Korea’s did remains to be seen.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
But Hermes felt this was not his affair.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
In a public confrontation with Reform UK home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf in Portsmouth on Monday, Thomas complained that Nigel Farage had branded his Dover protest "disgusting".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Thompson, deputy secretary for tribal affairs at the California Natural Resources Agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
International affairs expert Shannon Brincat said it was easy to see what Israel gained from its Pacific friends.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Antidote Books, led by Joel Simons, a former publisher at HarperCollins UK, will publish idea-driven nonfiction on a range of subjects, whether it’s technology, ethics, history, current affairs or ideas around power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Zeus, trying to hide his love affairs from his wife and invariably shown up, was a capital figure of fun.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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