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flirtation

[flur-tey-shuhn] / flɜrˈteɪ ʃən /


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This zesty country-pop flirtation was composed, per “In My Lifetime’s” notes, “in the back of a limo as we approached the outskirts of Paducah, Kentucky.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Now that the flirtation with Warner is over, the shares are worth a look.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Across years, Reiner follows Harry and Sally from their first meeting during a long-haul drive after college through their reconnection and eventual friendship and flirtation.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

Jefferson carried on the flirtation following his emotional entanglement with Maria Cosway, a married artist and close friend of Angelica’s in London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Though music’s flirtation with surrealism was short-lived - how can such an unreal art form ever really have had any relationship with surrealism? - one controversial aspect of Parade’s score had some coincidental forward momentum.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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