courtship

This is probably the first time the courtship ritual of Abbott's moray eels has been photographed, the NHM said.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

A study released in February found it was affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to their ability to find food and avoid predators.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In my experience, when a person molds their life to please a potential partner early in the courtship, it can mean they don’t have a strong sense of self.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Admission to this kingdom on the sea usually requires a long courtship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Although the time of peregrine courtship was over, and other males and females were feeding young, this male was seeking a mate.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Edward Rogers took an active part in the Blue Jays’ courtships of free agents Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto in recent winters, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

When the two began one of the most famous courtships in the world, she knew she couldn’t let the opportunity slip by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

Their courtships with Smith move quickly, to the point that Tracy's daughter Kayla became suspicious at how fast her mother was falling for this man who still felt like a stranger.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2020

Also gone was the picturesque subject matter: the street landscapes and polite courtships, the elderly couples and fumbling suitors and office workers trapped in suburban patterns, intruded upon by surrealism, like figures in Magritte paintings.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 10, 2018

All complimental courtships drest up in critical rarities are meer strangers to them.

From Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker