intimate
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And yet invisibility makes that power easier to expand because citizens stop feeling the intrusion even while the state acquires increasingly intimate access to ordinary life.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
What the numerous emails and texts between the two men suggest is an intimate and affectionate relationship that went beyond a business or financial connection.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
It traces Chizuko's travels and gastronomic adventures across the colonial outpost, and the intimate relationship she develops with her Taiwanese interpreter Chizuru.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
"There's a lot to be said for the small, intimate gigs," Heneghan said.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
I was moved by all the people who’d turned out to meet us, but at the same time I was feeling something more intimate and urgent that had nothing to do with where we were.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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