intrigue
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But “The Unknown’s” shape-shifting intrigue stalls out once you realize that none of the characters have a personality to begin with.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The Eurovision format provides generous opportunities for intrigue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Whatever the intrigue of the next ten days bring in Westminster, the public's decisions around the UK will come first.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Caught in a web of bureaucratic intrigue, he wrestles with matters of maturity, morality, conscience and redemption he has long evaded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
It reflected his genuine conviction that England was an inherently corrupt society, the bastion of monarchical power, aristocratic privilege, and courtly intrigue.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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