affair
Example Sentences
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"At the beginning, people believed it was a coffin affair," said Jonathan Imbalapay, a civil society leader in Mongbwalu.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
The least affordable housing market in decades has turned a milestone of independence into a family affair.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Noakes, from Cardiff, said she and her new husband Lester are usually "quiet people" and only invited about 35 people to their wedding day in a small and intimate affair.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
His visit was a highly-staged affair, featuring carefully curated images avidly watched by people worldwide, as they hadn’t had a window into China for over two decades.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Before 1919, organized crime in the United States was a small-stakes affair.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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