intrigues

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More than 220 years later, the Lewis and Clark expedition still intrigues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If the idea of moving into a university retirement community intrigues you, take these steps before signing a contract:

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Surely there’s a good deal of inside dope, juicy gossip and backstage intrigues that Harris is holding back for political, personal or practical reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

The author's best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures, such as establishing the Nazi intrigues around the Duke of Windsor, the former Edward VIII.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

So our little intrigues played out while women whispered over the backs of the sofas and men, after supper, passed the port and listened to tales of the wars against the French and the Indians.

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