intrigue
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Nik Cohn’s “Corner Boy: Loiterings New and Old” is alive with mystery, intrigue and revelation.
From Salon β Oct. 8, 2026
Nonetheless, the team will still feature plenty of intrigue roster-wise, with a mix of youngsters “doing TikToks” and “old heads” trying to keep up, as Garland described it.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
Ever since City moved to secure the future signing of a then 14-year-old Sullivan back in 2024, there has been plenty of intrigue around his progress, and hype to go with it.
From BBC β Sep. 27, 2026
Other monetization opportunities that intrigue Wall Street include the company’s newly introduced Meta Model API, which marks the first time Meta has charged developers and enterprise users for access to its underlying models.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 21, 2026
With almost a dozen immortal emperors jostling for position, high-level Inka society was characterized by ramose political intrigue of a scale that would have delighted the Medici.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The author of ‘Queens and Kings’ on books that unveil the lives of English royalty, from Tudor splendor to Victorian household intrigues.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Uganda's tempestuous army chief has once again vowed to run for president and succeed his long-ruling father, but palace intrigues are swirling as he faces a challenge from a brother-in-law.
From Barron's β Aug. 27, 2026
Hawk and Pína present a noticeably different picture of a relationship than most rom-coms offer — a kinetic, unpredictable spark that fuels the movie’s uncertainty and intrigues the audience tenfold.
From Salon β Jul. 5, 2026
What intrigues the city, for at least part of the parking lots around Angel Stadium: a youth sports park for all those travel ball teams.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 18, 2026
Blunt maybe, but something about him intrigues me.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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Making his first film outside Romania, Mungiu had been intrigued by the 2015 case, visiting the Norwegian town where the incident occurred and speaking to family members, judges and journalists.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
Instead, Bley was intrigued by Kerr’s athleticism, even if he was still a work in progress on the mound.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
"Sleep may appear peaceful, but the brain is highly active -- especially when dreaming. We were intrigued by this paradox, and wanted to look into the scientific basis behind why dreaming is somehow tiring."
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
Angus Wainwright, regional archaeologist for the National Trust's East of England region, said the structure had always intrigued him.
From BBC β Sep. 22, 2026
I’d winced at the pay cut, but on some visceral level I was just intrigued.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Coming newsletters will take deeper dives into some of the more intriguing ballot measures.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 7, 2026
And for investors, Micron’s ability to churn out so much cash is intriguing because of what the company soon plans to do with it.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 5, 2026
Which raises the intriguing prospect that more than a quarter of a century on, the original "Wrighty" is out there somewhere, searching for a way home.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
The cornea was an especially intriguing target because its precise curvature determines how effectively the eye focuses light.
From Science Daily β Sep. 29, 2026
He published prolifically; his areas of interest, which included the propagation of electron beams and their usefulness as ionization agents, were among the most intriguing in physics; and his resourceful laboratory technique was widely praised.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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