courted
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Paris department store BHV Marais, which courted controversy last year with a partnership with Asian fast-fashion giant Shein, said Tuesday it had sought bankruptcy protection to protect its operations and jobs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
In fact, Ms. Tafoya hasn’t courted the president’s approbation, but in an Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Talarico, a former teacher and Presbyterian seminarian, has courted voters with a populist economic pitch blended with an overlay of Christian messaging to “love thy neighbor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Unsurprisingly, her current focus is the aforementioned Hasan Piker, a man who is no stranger to controversy and has courted plenty of internet feuds of his own.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Evenings were often given over to discussions and meetings with local poets, painters, musicians, and writers of fiction, at which they praised or condemned other artists, scorned the marketplace and courted it.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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