affair
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Several Turkish media sites said Kaya had given back the money she made, and has not yet been detained over the affair.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Meta’s new AI agent Muse has reignited investors’ decades-old love affair with tech.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was a visual affair designed to project a new phase of managed competition between a prevailing superpower and a rising one — a message that Washington and Beijing are ultimately capable of responsible leadership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Graham finds his own principles tested when he begins a love affair with the Austrian countess whose estate is hosting the academy; her late husband, he learns, fought for the Germans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Feeling here about the affair is intense,” the New York Times reported.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Xavier joined the Journal in 2024 as a news associate, a two-year role that included stints covering politics in Washington, traveling the country for the national affairs team and reporting on financial markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Staff working in news would argue it was the current affairs side of the operation that previously let the organisation down.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Disney’s legal government affairs department also will be downsized, according to a recent internal memo by Disney Chief Legal Officer Horacio Gutierrez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He asked her to dinner and offered her a job on Man Alive, the BBC's current affairs programme.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Social alliances and political rivalries were long-term affairs.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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