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[boi-frend] / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /


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Recently, I went to a wedding where my boyfriend and I were the only people with corporate jobs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

The child’s mother, Jamaria Cobb, and her boyfriend, Armand Bright, were inside the home when the shooting happened.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Kit Connor, who plays Charlie's boyfriend Nick, says the "content works well as a film and final chapter" as "we've been through so much with these characters".

From BBC Jul. 16, 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

I couldn’t imagine my mom having a boyfriend.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

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

Meanwhile, a parallel trend has emerged of boyfriends documenting how the movie left them rattled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

But it's not just influencers who don't want to post their boyfriends.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

I watched cheerleaders Cathie Patterson and Sandy Whitt dance with their boyfriends.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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