intimate
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In 2017, the couple revealed that they had quietly eloped in an intimate ceremony.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
However, “The Peace” offers a rare, intimate glimpse into the artist’s love life and the feeling of sacrificing basic boundaries in order to satisfy someone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Monday's auction is a chance to acquire everyday objects that were once her intimate belongings.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Kremlev, who first met Trump Jr. recently, also attended the intimate affair with a large group of other Russians.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The more intimate gatherings are typically accompanied by Chandresh’s personal pianist, a beautiful young woman who plays continuously throughout the entire evening and never speaks a word to anyone.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
The company also is contending with headwinds related to its acquisition of online intimates brand Adore Me in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
These are intentionally not the Kennedy family’s stories or takes from their intimates, but the people who had enough of a professional closeness to be at hand when the assassination happened.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2023
“There is something in a landscape like that which humbles you and intimates to you that there’s something very big out there, and this thing has an awful lot of power,” says Lindahl.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023
The study intimates that AI aims to give people what they want—whatever that happens to be.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 2, 2023
What feelings so unruly they dare not reveal to other intimates?
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Newcastle do not want to lose another big name in Bruno Guimaraes, but the captain's future is uncertain after he intimated he wished to join Arsenal.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
During discussions aimed at checking the financial conditions of a deal for Guimaraes, it is understood a fee of around £60m was initially intimated with the 28-year-old's representatives.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
No matter what was intimated in back-channel talks, the unwillingness of Iran’s regime to put substantive nuclear commitments in the memorandum of understanding is a warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The local police union meanwhile intimated that Smith’s Dec. 8 resignation was timed to duck further questioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
When the cheering had died down, Napoleon, who had remained on his feet, intimated that he too had a few words to say.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
"It's right that we take our time to wait for the report," she said, intimating that she would not be voting for the amendment.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
Gay referred to the Jets’ run game, intimating New York isn’t looking to throw the ball much while its current quarterback struggles mightily.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
Asked by other players what she was doing, she shouted, “Look at me, look at me,” intimating she couldn’t do much about it.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
He played intense, intimating characters so often, but I think the trick is finding the levity inside the intensity.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
He was intimating that physics at Berkeley might have to continue without Robert Oppenheimer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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