intrigue

"Stories about corporate intrigue, money and power have found a home on TV. They lack the cinematic qualities that excite big screen audiences, like emotion, spectacle and fantasy," Gross said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nik Cohn’s “Corner Boy: Loiterings New and Old” is alive with mystery, intrigue and revelation.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

As for the newly unearthed song snippet of John’s, “Little Girl” will intrigue only the most dedicated appreciators of Beatles flotsam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ever since City moved to secure the future signing of a then 14-year-old Sullivan back in 2024, there has been plenty of intrigue around his progress, and hype to go with it.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Well, when she finds out about my new top secret job,” he said in a muffled voice full of intrigue, “she might change her mind. ’Cause there’ll be no town to nurse.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

The author of ‘Queens and Kings’ on books that unveil the lives of English royalty, from Tudor splendor to Victorian household intrigues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Uganda's tempestuous army chief has once again vowed to run for president and succeed his long-ruling father, but palace intrigues are swirling as he faces a challenge from a brother-in-law.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Hawk and Pína present a noticeably different picture of a relationship than most rom-coms offer — a kinetic, unpredictable spark that fuels the movie’s uncertainty and intrigues the audience tenfold.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

"I just take what intrigues me from different genres and different moods and apply them to the stories I want to tell."

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

“Bono ...,” said I, deprived almost of speech — eager already for the plumes, the charges, the palace intrigues.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

“Something that really intrigued me was their sci-fi aspect of this film,” Maea said of Asco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Charlie Leshko, a retired maintenance man and janitor who lives in a seniors residence in Hazleton, was intrigued by the cash offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Sleep may appear peaceful, but the brain is highly active -- especially when dreaming. We were intrigued by this paradox, and wanted to look into the scientific basis behind why dreaming is somehow tiring."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Angus Wainwright, regional archaeologist for the National Trust's East of England region, said the structure had always intrigued him.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The smell of camphor trees in Kamata, a suburban section of Tokyo, intrigued Bobby.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Although the results were obtained in mice, they raised an intriguing possibility: Some effects of aging may be influenced by biological processes in the brain that scientists could eventually learn to modify.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

He suggested an intriguing analogy with biological evolution, in which different useful characteristics can emerge through separate processes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

This has had two definite consequences, and maybe an intriguing third one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

There are some intriguing centre-forward options coming through.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

This is an intriguing idea, although perhaps not very likely.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan