star-crossed
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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
With time running out to save its star-crossed season, USC put itself in position for a statement-making Saturday, only to see that dream devolve into a nightmare in an 82-67 loss to No. 12 Nebraska.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
Class is the central theme in “Egoist”: Kosuke and Ryuta’s star-crossed romance shows us how money, and the struggle to make ends meet, can complicate even the most genuine love.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Lauded as a trans-affirming story that also features a star-crossed gay love story, “Nimona” proves that heroines don’t need to be nice or sweet to win us over.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024
And in my case -being one of the star-crossed lovers from District 12 -it's an absolute requirement if I want any more help from sympathetic sponsors.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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