boyfriend
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Bale said people standing near her started to use her group as markers, with one asking her to stay in place while she went to the bathroom so she could find her boyfriend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Recently, I went to a wedding where my boyfriend and I were the only people with corporate jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
A couple was walking about 8:40 p.m. along Adams Boulevard when the boyfriend kicked a bottle, which shattered, said Officer David Cuellar, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“But if I’m going to be a partner in a law firm by the time I’m 30, I need a boyfriend who’s not such a complete bonehead.”
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
That time, he again proposed marriage, even though she was happily ensconced with her boyfriend and had a child.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The wedding, this theory goes, was payback for 20 years’ worth of media that characterized her as desperate and lovelorn and having only herself to blame for boyfriends who wilted under the media’s gaze.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
WSJLI: You guys did a really fun social campaign with Ziwe, where the comedian known for putting celebrities in the hot seat was running a “Bad Boyfriend Bootcamp” with culture’s notoriously bad boyfriends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
During Tuesday's proceedings, the court heard from Nora Haukland's former boyfriends, including one who spoke of their "peaceful break-up" and his respect for her, and another who described their relationship as turbulent.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
She said I looked like Ava Gardner, who Lynn said was a beautiful famous actress with about seventy thousand boyfriends.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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