intrigues

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The added layer of strategy intrigues Stephen Nelson, the Dodgers’ radio play-by-play voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The reader’s patience pays off, however: Soon the plot becomes more intricate and the intrigues become truly threatening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 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

This was where the senator preferred to hold his meetings, weave his intrigues, forge his deals, and, in his lonely hours, closet himself to release his rage, his frustrated desire, or his sorrow.

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