courted
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Haakon's sister, Märtha Louise, has also courted controversy for remarrying an American self-styled shaman in 2024, their business activities ultimately leading her to step back from royal duties.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Salary-cap circumvention allegations first surfaced with Leonard during his free agency in 2019 after he led the Raptors to the NBA championship and was being courted by the Lakers and Clippers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Zidane has long been courted to become France manager and was first linked with the job after the team was knocked out of the 2010 World Cup in the group stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
A neurologist named Leonard Schleifer courted him for more than a year to team up on a biotech venture that Schleifer was starting in a one-bedroom apartment at Cornell University’s medical resident housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
According to Georgina, Rumsey courted one of the milk-house girls, but was so liberal with flattery that he was obviously a young man open to the sweet mysteries of fate.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
