intrigue
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The intrigue in this case is not just about Murrell's position of power as a long-serving chief executive of the SNP.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
His stand draws a steady flow of tourists, campaigning politicians, nightlife denizens—and an alarming amount of dangerous intrigue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But a narrative throughline hellbent on retribution neatly threads Harris’ fiery aesthetic choices together, giving “Is God Is” far more substance — and much more thematic intrigue — than its contemporaries.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
The constituency, which is home to around 76,000 voters and made up suburbs of Wigan and former mining towns and villages, has not traditionally been a hotbed of political intrigue.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Entire plots were hatched around swiping food, complete with double-crossing, backstabbing, intrigue, outright robbery, and gobbled evidence.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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