flirt
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Once everyone is locked in, COs get to lounge around inside the bubble: eat, drink coffee, flirt with each other, complain, maybe nap until they have to perform the 10:30 p.m. count.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rothko also begins to flirt with Surrealism—which becomes more pronounced in his output as the tragedies of World War II unfolded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
"We expect the Fed to hold through year end even as futures markets flirt with pricing in a hike," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Whether in interviews or the context of her films, Fennell doesn’t shy from the fact that she enjoys themes that flirt with impropriety or visuals that push the limits.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
“Meryl Lee,” said Miss Violet, “I didn’t send Holling up there so that you could flirt with him.”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
America flirts with it and folds, every single cycle.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
Stocks are set to continue their selloff as oil flirts with the $100-a-barrel level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
In “The Rat Race,” she flirts with a chatty restaurant server making tableside guacamole, who, like her, hate-watches a reality show called “Bi Bingo.”
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
Choi flirts with the conventions of political thriller, too, recalling the shadowy resistance groups in Ed Park’s prize-winning “Same Bed Different Dreams.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
He hates it when she flirts with others.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
That can be overwhelming - as Leicester City found out after their fairytale Premier League win back in 2015-16, when they flirted with relegation in their title defence season.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is in stark contrast to last term, when the Paisley side flirted with relegation, coming through a play-off to retain their top-flight status.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
After eight seasons with the Lakers, he became an unrestricted free agent and flirted with retirement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The vampire at the center of Rice’s beloved novels has flirted with music before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
I haven’t flirted, Mother, truly, but remembered what you said to me, and have done my very best.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
With culture shifts happening in restaurant kitchens, perhaps it was prudent to show Bourdain’s character merely flirting with the dark side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
For a club that have been flirting dangerously with relegation for much of the season, the triumph over Michael Carrick's side felt like more than three points.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Now it is flirting with the latter, weighing a massive merger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Zimbabwe is "flirting with an opportunity" to maximise revenue from the global green energy boom, said human rights defender Rashweat Mukundu.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
How could Gregor be flirting with me if he was with Audrey?
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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