intrigue
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Its low temperature has added to its intrigue.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
Burden’s glamorous pedigree only adds to the story’s allure and intrigue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Many attendees come for the "intrigue," says Ruth-Ann Labrecque, 52, who travelled from Maine for her sixth Crime Con with her aunt, Roberta Randall, 67.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
In revisiting his cherished alien subgenre for the fourth time with “Disclosure Day,” Spielberg returns to where his career started, scraping away the classic marks of extraterrestrial intrigue and replacing them with human counterpoints.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
For someone who would eventually become so completely tangled in a web of espionage intrigue, Bentley entered her adult years alone, a solitary figure looking for companionship and community.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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