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babe

[beyb] / beɪb /




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And I’m like, babe, I would if I could.”

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

“Yep they aren’t compatible babe girl only wants a man with $$$,” one reply reads.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

"Look, babe," she replies, shrugging it off, "I'll just get all my family from Manchester to fill the seats."

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

As a suspicious young cineaste, I used to see the 34-year age gap between Bill and the Bride as just another dumb Hollywood fantasy where older guys land whatever babe they want.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

"So babe, if you see him, treat him regular. He's forgiven. He's got enough on his plate, and something tells me he's learning his lesson in a much harder way than he ever thought."

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

Well, from the mouths of babes, he was a trillion percent right.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

The theater is humming with happy cast and crew, some with their little kids who had been babes in arms while the movie was shot — and ended up as extras.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2023

Whatever you do, just keep the socks off in bed, babes — I don't care what the science says.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2023

“Out of the mouths of babes seemed the most palatable way to introduce Blacks to the funny pages,” she wrote.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2023

Women greedily clutched the babes on their laps while on the porch the shufflings and smiles, flirtings and pinching of a few minutes before were gone.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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