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boyfriend

[boi-frend] / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /


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Yet even my former boyfriend from England, who I imagine having grown up with a silver spoon, would go on to acknowledge to me that Olive Garden was good in spite of his initial skepticism.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The bank’s internal review found Bodner had obtained preapproval to take a “client” and the client’s boyfriend to dinner at a local deli, but instead held a party at his home for family and friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Chole Baugh and her boyfriend, Joe Ford, are working on the left shin of the Giant.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Impacciatore: A couple of days ago I was fighting with my boyfriend and it was a very bad fight and I really wanted him to understand my reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The last time the two of them had been together, she’d zapped him into her past and shown him Sammy, his great-grandfather—Hazel’s first boyfriend.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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