affair

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Moroccan authorities meanwhile made no comment and "preferred not to get involved in this football affair" following the CAF decision, Daouda said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

While Thursday's play-off semi-final against Bosnia promises to be a tighter affair, Wales have the memory of previous campaigns to know they can find different ways of winning.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The TV personality and screenwriter, 61, said coming up with an idea for a new movie was a family affair that also involved his son, screenwriter Peter McGee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“The Monkey King” reception was a personal affair for Huang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Then he ran over to another machine, a small shiny affair that kept going phut-phut-phut-phut-phut, and every time it went phut, a large green marble dropped out of it into a basket on the floor.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl