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boyfriend

[boi-frend] / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /


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Dr Mark Deakin was described in court as Letby's "boyfriend"

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Panettiere lived in Los Angeles, but her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, is a Greenville native, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The wreck claimed the lives of Nathesia Lewis, 42, Lynette Noble, 38, Asherey Ryan, 23, her 11-month-old son, Alonzo, and her boyfriend, Reynold Lester, 23.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

She didn’t tell her boyfriend what was happening, and they eventually broke up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

That’s how I figured out that Calista still had a boyfriend.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

It’s women bringing their boyfriends, women who now bring their husbands, couples coming together, and I love it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

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

Even my prettier older sister never seemed to have boyfriends, when all the other white girls in her clique did.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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