kiss
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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
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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
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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
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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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