suitor
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Penelope is later seen declaring that "Ithaca's king is coming back", but her main suitor Antinous refuses to believe it.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
But his girlfriend broke up with him and he decided that quitting his job and sitting in the family hunting cabin in the woods would make him a better suitor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Such “poison pills” can award extra shares to nonhostile shareholders, and are a common tactic when a company is fending off an unwelcome suitor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
After such a steep selloff in Brown-Forman’s stock, there is reason to believe it has become attractive to a suitor.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Antinoos replied: “What high and mighty talk, Telemakhos! No holding you! If every suitor gave what I may give him, he could be kept for months—kept out of sight!”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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