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kiss

[kis] / kɪs /




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To fully commit, Nathan went on a date, as Corey, so that Corey himself could later get a kiss from the woman after the successful high-wire act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

When he tried to seal the moment with a kiss, the first lady turned her head, leaving him to lip-lock her hair instead.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sonny and Mallory shared a kiss once, on a class camping trip, but for … reasons, they meet again on tentative terms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

This flattening of subject matter highlights both the absurdity and power of the mass-produced image: An exploding plane, a passionate kiss and a load of laundry are all given equal weight through Lichtenstein’s eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ella bent down to kiss Gumbo's wet nose.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Utopia exists between the care and the kisses and the how you doin’s, it becomes flesh and bone in the embrace of full body hugs and smiles so wide they could devour the sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

If anything, Grande is having a blast - teetering around in perilous heels, blowing kisses to the audience and embracing the physical and vocal demands of her show.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The major gimmick is to trot out surprise Marvel characters for applause moments, like guest stars blowing air kisses to the crowd on a variety show.

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

He, in turn, kisses her forehead and whispers, “You be good, mi Reina, be good,” and she says, “I will.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Upon accepting her Oscar for supporting actress for the film, the nine-months pregnant Saint kissed the statuette and joked, “I may have the baby right here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Known for creating an indelible VMAs moment when she kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera onstage during a 2003 medley, Madonna also opened the show with her first performance at the event since that night.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

After scoring the Republic of Ireland's third goal, Jack Moylan removed his armband and kissed it before kissing his team's badge.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

After his speech had finished, the new PM kissed his wife, Marie-France van Heel.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

He kissed the piece of fluff and tucked it inside his shirt.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

There was also the concern of how will we look kissing because we’re both very tall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The outbreak was traced back to a nightclub in Canterbury and is believed to have been transmitted between people by kissing, or sharing drinks and vapes.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But jet fuel and diesel are the kissing cousins of the energy world, both coming from the same middle-distillate group at the refining stage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

For his video discussing the book he used an edition with a colorful pop-art cover of a couple kissing, which is sold out in several bookstores in Rio de Janeiro.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

I love the dusty particles a fresh colored pencil leaves behind with the first stroke, the sound it makes kissing the page when I’m done filling in voids.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson


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