flirt
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Southgate continued to flirt with playing him in that position during the course of the next 12 months, before abandoning the plan after an underwhelming 1-1 draw with Denmark.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
SpaceX shares slipped more than 2.5% to $132.15 in trading before rebounding to flirt with $135 again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
When I sit down to meal plan, I open my grocery list in one tab and my supermarket’s app in another and let them flirt with each other for a few minutes.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
“You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Rinko Kikuchi, the breakout star of ‘Babel,’ finds a new emotional register as a dancer picking up the pieces in a movie that flirts with seriousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
That is despite warnings that it has morphed from a Eurosceptic party, founded in 2013, into one that flirts with, or attracts, extremist support.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
America flirts with it and folds, every single cycle.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
Ms. Truschke’s book is quirky and flirts with wokeness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
He hates it when she flirts with others.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
The philanthropy pledged money to popular EA causes such as pandemic prevention and global development, and flirted with doomsday preparations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
As I moved from darkened room to darkened room, ridiculed in one, flirted with in another, a thread of finding one’s own personal paradise in a hellscape began to emerge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Showing her aching vulnerability, it's about a bank clerk with flaming locks of auburn hair who flirted with her husband.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Throughout my career, I’ve always flirted with the genre,” Peluso said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He flirted so well with Hazel that he had obviously stolen her heart.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Papa Pope’s harsh words were meant to prepare his daughter for the risks inherent to flirting with power.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
And, with this year’s Angels flirting with the first 100-loss season in franchise history, are the Angels going to be much better next year?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Whether you’re flirting or trying to make friends, it’s easier to exist in places where you’re not thought of as inherently ugly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
After flirting with relegation in the past two seasons, Tottenham have made a statement of intent.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I going? Am I to watch you flirting with that turnip? Certainly I shan’t go, and I forbid you to go either.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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