sweetheart
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The Daily Express says a "childhood sweetheart" of Virginia Giuffre fears Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's staff "won't cooperate" with police investigations.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
They were previously made to give up their titles and leave their families - which is what Princess Mako did in 2021 to marry her college sweetheart.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He’s married to his childhood sweetheart, has three adorable sons and a picture of his mother tattooed on his back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He married his college sweetheart, with whom he would have triplet sons, and joined Exxon as a research engineer in Tulsa, Okla., in 1963.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Nina was still singing, something about a sailor who’d abandoned his sweetheart.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
The college sweethearts divorced in 1976, but according to Catherine — who was around 5 when her parents split — they remained “best friends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
People also meet their sweethearts in college or at jobs that require similar qualifications.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026
"It's here that we still meet our sweethearts, that we swap our numbers scribbled on little bits of paper," says fisherman Paulin Agbokounou.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Everyone taking part has a story to tell, and they are always incredibly relatable - from bickering teenage sweethearts Fin and Sioned, to mother and son Caroline and Tom.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
“No one goes with them to keep them company. The gringo way with sweethearts is to be alone.”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
