romance
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Emma is not simply heartbroken but angry at herself for allowing romance to distract her.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
This was “Obsessed Fest,” Amazon Prime Video’s first-ever fan convention and a declaration of its all-out push into romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A supernatural action thriller fueled by literal fairy-tale romance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
She believed her case was not always taken seriously because it was seen as a romance fraud.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Maggie’s dramatic romance and abandonment of mediumship made for great copy.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Many shows feature wild, fast-moving plot lines, about topics ranging from secret billionaire husbands to forbidden romances, that are designed to keep viewers glued to their screens.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
But while Penn's romances have had their well-chronicled highs and lows, his acting career only followed one trajectory: up.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
Whatever people may say they want, tension-free romances are boring.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” may catch the same current wave of pop-inflected Gothic-style romances as Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Sometimes it has to do with her romances, but more often, with some beef she is in with the administration or some colleague.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
He romanced Lady Mary on “Downton Abbey” only to promptly die.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
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
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
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
There’s something forced in the scenic snapshots of the couple laughing, dancing and romancing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
If she and Grandpa were romancing, it sure would put a crimp in things to have Jealousy Incarnate underfoot.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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