romance
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Monét’s goal on “Frequency of Love” was a portrait of romance that reflects real life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The romance eventually faded but the relationship continued until McCarthy’s death in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Perched at the highest point within the prestigious Laughlin Park enclave, the grounds command sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Observatory—adding further romance to this timeless legacy estate,” the description added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Films like 1994’s “Forrest Gump,” 2003’s “Radio” and the 2004 romance “The Notebook” were all filmed in South Carolina — the latter of which Scott said was his favorite movie shot in state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Well, if it’s romance you want, don’t expect too much from our Feral.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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A treat for anyone who loves a little wordplay: Can you think of an 11-letter phrase that describes some curries or romances?
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
And while she knows people watch it for the drama and conversations it sparks, she thinks those are just "added extras" and the romances should be at the centre of the show.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The movie’s sweeping visuals and romantic love story evoked a sentiment similar to 1940s war romances.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the end, Nick and Charlie decide to give their relationship another shot, confident that their love can defy the conventional wisdom that teen romances rarely last.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As long as The Spread Eagle paid her a dollar a column for her ‘rubbish’, as she called it, Jo felt herself a woman of means, and spun her little romances diligently.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Still, if my nostalgia-clouded memory serves me correctly, our alleged aimlessness and “whatever” philosophy is amply romanced in movies.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
More often than not, the coaches who are wined, dined and romanced to take the Trojans job end up getting a big fat raise at their current job and stay put.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
But his role as a small-time hood who romanced American ingenue Jean Seberg in Godard's "Breathless" earned him international stardom.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2021
Both of their dating lives made for gossip fodder at the time, by the way, as Damon dated Winona Ryder and Affleck romanced Gwyneth Paltrow.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2021
Woolf began coming in regularly, parking his Stetson on the table and pointing Greenberg’s nose in the Racing Form while he romanced her.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he showered on her during live video calls.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Palmer found himself spending time trying to get his expenses cleared through an incompetent bureaucracy, rather than romancing a beautiful girl on a sandy beach.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
When their rapacious cousin Charles appears, hoping to find buried treasure in the house and romancing the “pink and white and golden” Constance, Merricat takes drastic action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Shauna muses that she would have gone to Brown and written about Dorothy Parker and Virginia Woolf while romancing a floppy-haired boyfriend.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2022
The frieze alone boasted a thousand sparrows so lifelike that real birds had been known to while away their lives romancing them in vain.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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