intrigue

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

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

To add to the intrigue, Barca sources have distanced themselves from such talk when approached to comment by BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Come 2028, the Democratic presidential campaign promises to be a banger, with all sorts of intrigue and subplots layered within a wide-open fight for the nomination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

You’re also indulging in way too much intrigue.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Real intrigue was far more delicious than the pretend kind.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

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

Hawk and Pína present a noticeably different picture of a relationship than most rom-coms offer — a kinetic, unpredictable spark that fuels the movie’s uncertainty and intrigues the audience tenfold.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

"Pep intrigues me," said Robinson, who is now head coach of Salford City.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

More than 220 years later, the Lewis and Clark expedition still intrigues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

So our little intrigues played out while women whispered over the backs of the sofas and men, after supper, passed the port and listened to tales of the wars against the French and the Indians.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Katelyn Kazmirci, from North Carolina, convinced her mother to make a detour to the courthouse in Plymouth on their way to a family funeral, intrigued by the case she had followed on TikTok.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Scientists have long been intrigued by a question surrounding bats: how can these flying mammals carry viruses capable of causing severe disease while rarely becoming seriously ill themselves?

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 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

The software allows businesses to make updates more easily, and Chatterjee is intrigued by its financial potential over the long term.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Their front door was plain and unadorned, and that intrigued Max enough that he didn’t knock right away.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

While some surrounding galleries don’t jell as well—partly because their themes bleed into one another—they nevertheless present intriguing arrays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

"The most intriguing part to me is that this seems to have just formed recently," said Simon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

He’s willing to place intriguing romantic possibilities in Wendy’s path that she obliviously kicks out of the way, making the point that love is capricious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

He was intriguing to me because he seems like he perhaps really believes that he’s doing it right.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

I don’t know what this is, but it sounds intriguing, so I say yes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood