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boyfriend

[boi-frend] / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /


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The doctor described during Lucy Letby's trial as her "boyfriend" can now be identified.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

In December, Miley and her rocker boyfriend of more than four years, Maxx Morando, announced they were engaged.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘Something snapped inside him’: My contractor boyfriend of 2 years dumped me.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

She also explained that she wanted to work on communication problems she was having with her boyfriend and mom.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

“Hello, girls! So glad you made it. This is my boyfriend, Denny. He works in the visa section at the embassy. We’ll tell the guard at the gate that you’re with us.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The wedding, this theory goes, was payback for 20 years’ worth of media that characterized her as desperate and lovelorn and having only herself to blame for boyfriends who wilted under the media’s gaze.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

WSJLI: You guys did a really fun social campaign with Ziwe, where the comedian known for putting celebrities in the hot seat was running a “Bad Boyfriend Bootcamp” with culture’s notoriously bad boyfriends.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

The New York Times reported that the spouses sparked a romantic connection in May 2021 while on vacation with friends in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and officially became boyfriends later that year.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

They will stride forward, hands outstretched, girls from high school bloated or diminished, skins crinkled, frowns permanent, smooth-fleshed boyfriends of thirty years ago who’ve gone bald or grown mustaches or shrunk.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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