star-crossed
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By contrast, John M. Stahl’s stupendous 1939 melodrama “When Tomorrow Comes”—with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in a labor-relations tale turned hurricane-beset, star-crossed love story—was in sparkling black and white.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
A vibrating violin behind a fiery curtain and a song about star-crossed planets are among the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
But, like all good star-crossed stories, the pair fell in love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Their retelling imagines the star-crossed lovers meeting later in life, repositioning the story from a perspective of age and experience, with the title characters aged in their 40s.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
In Jane Austen’s novels there are star-crossed lovers who have impediments thrown in their way—by their parents, society, or their own doubts.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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