passions
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Though passions may, at times, have strained the bonds of affection between the United States and Europe, it must not be allowed to break them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He said, as a child, he had "quite a lot of time to practice" his creative passions.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The relationship didn’t last, but the move led her down an unexpected new path shaped by two of her passions: cats and vintage wares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
They knew that Roman strongmen like Marius and Caesar had been products of democracy—demagogues lifted up by the passions of the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
An Incan princess felt the tenderest of passions for a Conquistador who had arrived with horses to subdue her nation.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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