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intrigue

[in-treeg, in-treeg, in-treeg] / ɪnˈtrig, ɪnˈtrig, ˈɪn trig /






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Vance's appearance adds intrigue to the closing night.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Explosive relationship scandals have ushered in a new era of reality TV intrigue in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The company aims to drum up intrigue this week by placing oversize pink luggage trunks across New York City before sailing a pink branded boat around Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Generally speaking, we at the Slatest try to avoid getting wrapped up in palace intrigue, especially media palace intrigue.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

I’m sure that behind my back the two of them were weaving every kind of intrigue.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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

A question that intrigues me is why investors fall for these shooting stars in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

What intrigues the city, for at least part of the parking lots around Angel Stadium: a youth sports park for all those travel ball teams.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 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

For example, one class of scales that intrigues some composers is symmetrical scales.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

"I was so intrigued when Dr. Stenton first contacted me, telling me about his work and asking if I'd be willing to provide a DNA sample," Preston said.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

“That was a huge learning experience for me, just being so close to Sean and seeing all the stuff he had to deal with. That’s where it kind of intrigued me and piqued my interest.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

He made his first visit to Tirana to watch England's footballers play Albania last year – but then found himself intrigued by all the signs for dentists.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Folks might be especially intrigued by things the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has been doing lately that start to overlap with the Fed’s sphere of influence.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Delving through books, he discovered the writings of Catholic theologians, and he became intrigued with the religion.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“This sounds like an intriguing topic, but remember: The Big Print promises and the Fine Print taketh away.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Perhaps the most intriguing comment made by Pollock this week was a desire to explore "other sports" during his career.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Ultimately, it is the face’s unreliability that Ms. Bound-Alberti renders at once intriguing and maddening.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The new genomic analysis offers another intriguing connection.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

The judge's dramatic warnings now made Mr. McMillian's emotional claim of innocence too intriguing to put off any longer.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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