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
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
It is also possible another suitor could emerge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
When her suitor mistakes the blood for an injury, it soon becomes clear that his expensive education was somewhat incomplete.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
The suitor had been a boy from Shindand, a young parakeet seller.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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The Odyssey
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