affections
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The low-budget film stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette as a man who makes a sinister bargain to win the affections of the woman he admires -- and must bear the consequences.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
Her affections are initially for the governor and his charismatic cohort the way that Louise’s are for Claude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The incident lends its name to a theorised psychological condition whereby kidnap victims develop affections for their captors.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
Raymond’s drifting affections aren’t easy to grapple with, but the pain comes with life, and Cécile hasn’t lived enough of it to understand that.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
The Scholars had more important things to do than attend to the affections of a half-wild, half-civilized girl, left among them by chance.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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