making love

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A feature debut by veteran English theater director Polly Findlay, “Midwinter Break” trains a microscope on the hidden cracks in a comfortable and even passionate relationship; Gerry and Stella still enjoy making love.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

In Turkey, Poland and elsewhere, democratic activists and politicians have turned back tyranny by making love a central part of their strategies.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

Mouginot, a biological anthropologist at Boston University, hadn’t expected such behavior from bonobos, which, unlike chimps, have a reputation for making love, not war.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024

Such services have apparently become so successful at making love connections that even otters are getting set up online.

From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2020

It is he alone, it is thou alone, and in thee nothing can change without making love grow....

From Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck by Bithell, Jethro