flirt

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Many of those companies would flirt with losing money if competition from AI materializes, and a few might ultimately file for bankruptcy.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Tina feels friendly right now as stocks flirt with record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Sometimes politicians of all parties flirt with the possibility of one day becoming leader in suggestive, coy, almost deniable ways.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Ortega shared text messages showing the deputy tried to flirt with her and ask her out on dates, but she rebuffed him at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Let me pause a moment on the subject of Mrs. van Daan and tell you that her attempts to flirt with Father are a constant source of irritation to me.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank