boyfriend

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Suspicion also falls on the married owner of the Sahara, who was secretly in love with Zakia, and the dead woman’s boyfriend, who is arrested on evidence of a threatening letter supposedly written by him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

One passenger, Kiera, 17, from Oldham, told the BBC she and her boyfriend faced a 20-hour wait in the airport until they could get another flight tomorrow.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Putting aside their differences, her husband and boyfriend went looking for Cynthia that afternoon.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

After his boyfriend dies tragically, Rowan is forced to start from scratch, mourning the dream of the life he once had alongside his partner and trying to rent out his now-spare bedroom.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

I didn’t need a boyfriend to be happy.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence