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kiss

[kis] / kɪs /




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"It's an indescribable moment," the 56-year-old lawyer told AFP, planting a kiss on her cat Polux's head after rescuers pulled the animal from the detritus of its owner's apartment.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

But although they fell in love on camera—Peter and MJ first kiss in 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home”—they have kept much private about their real-life relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

"So go ahead and kiss who you wanna / whatever the trauma / If you ever fall out of love / try therapy at the club," they sing on the title track.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He’d be safe in the company of another human being who might cover him with a blanket and kiss him on the forehead, a gesture I generally reserve for my cats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

I’m rewarded with a slobbery wet kiss before I head into the school and the life I chose for me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

At a meeting later that month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hugs and kisses him and tells everyone “how great I am.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, a Black actress who played Lieutenant Uhura, made history in 1968 with one of the first interracial kisses ever seen on US television.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Then he kisses kitty on the cheek and reintroduces him as Maní – the Spanish word for peanut.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

If there’s any thought to adding an eighth wonder of the world to the current lineup of seven, I’d nominate the 1,100-mile treasure that kisses Oregon on one end and Mexico on the other.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

The air above me kisses my cheeks with a refreshing breeze—the kind of weather that turns on the part of your brain that screams, Let’s have fun!

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

With tears in her eyes, she kissed her right hand and raised it skywards as the crowd gave her a standing ovation.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The man went down on one knee and appeared to propose to the woman, before they kissed and embraced.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Music: Penn kissed Madonna as the theme from “Chariots of Fire” played.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The cheer from the sold-out crowd at Crypto.com Arena was deafening when James kissed a left handed layup off the glass to pull the Lakers to within one possession with 2:59 left.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

I was so pleased I could have kissed Old Rowdy, but he never did like to be kissed.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

He was recently caught on camera kissing a junior lawyer in Central Park and has been placed on a leave of absence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Fifa used this clause to charge then-Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup final win against England.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

When the Chiefs won, the Grammy winner joined Kelce on the field, kissing and hugging him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Seen from below, the table’s ebonized-birch legs also suggest, by turns, two figures kissing, ancient post-and-lintel architecture, an undulating serpent and a recumbent figure by Henry Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

She plans on kissing Will a lot, and dancing, and having fun.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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