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lover

[luhv-er] / ˈlʌv ər /


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Consider Bette Davis, playing Christine, a woman forced to kill her former lover, who has made a jealous plan to sabotage Christine’s husband, a musician, on the night of a concert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

As a dog lover, I appreciated knowing the fate of the film’s canine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Rosales restores Ever’s multi-dimensionality, reminding the world that her cousin loved mathematics and philosophy, that he never missed a day of high school, and that he was a prankster, lover, father and brother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It’s simply a given that any potential partner would have to be a cat lover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The only part anyone told me was that Ellie found a lover.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Feldman hopes the exhibition, which spans fine-line drawings of entangled lovers and radiant topographical tapestries, will complicate that familiar account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Notes of well wishes fluttered against the trunk as music rang out, and the group joined hands and swayed in unison for an "elm dance", which some nature lovers and activists believe helps trees heal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Last week, music lovers were treated to two sides of this man-of-the-moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The insider further revealed that the lovers spent 20 minutes exchanging their handwritten vows, and that they handed out custom handkerchiefs, embroidered with a “TT” and lyrics from Swift’s 2014 song “Blank Space.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

The audience must be sick to death of the star-crossed lovers from District 12.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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