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courtship

[kawrt-ship, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrt ʃɪp, ˈkoʊrt- /
NOUN
dating, romance
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Email records show Flock’s courtship of the bureau dates at least to spring 2024, when the company agreed to donate two of its plate readers to help combat copper thefts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As King’s courtship of Coretta proceeded, in late summer 1952 he invited her to Atlanta to meet his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

He remembered meeting her in late summer, in a whirlwind courtship that he described as a Hallmark movie.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

And that courtship is likely to start again this season.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Accustomed as they were to months of careful courtship, they were not likely to be won over with a smile and a handshake, either.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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