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girlfriend

[gurl-frend] / ˈgɜrlˌfrɛnd /
NOUN
female acquaintance or romantic companion
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Woodward only found out when his girlfriend at the time, who lived overseas, called to confront him and end their relationship.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

According to a GoFundMe started by his family, David Granado Jr. attended the popular punk festival on July 26 with his girlfriend, brother and friends.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Essentially, the man appears to be opting out of the medical establishment altogether, while using his own girlfriend and his “clone baby” as experimental proving grounds for self-starter cures involving lots of peptides.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

If you and your girlfriend decided to marry, she could still receive survivor benefits based on her late husband’s work record, because she would be marrying at age 60 or older.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Often younger enslaved men tried to run away, or sometimes simply leave the plantation without permission—perhaps to visit a girlfriend at a nearby plantation.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Mary doesn’t know her biological father, but she was claimed by a Pomo head man and raised by one of his girlfriends, a loyal if embittered woman named Saturnina.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

When I began to confide in married girlfriends about our problems, they unfailingly shared their own marital struggles, things they’d never mentioned when I was single.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Sunga says her event brings together families, older women that bake together, Gen Z girlfriends that have got out of the group chat, people in college or young women that are exploring creative activities.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

There were four families in the camp, but most of the older warriors were back at the village seeing their girlfriends and getting their hair braided.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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