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dalliance

[dal-ee-uhns, dal-yuhns] / ˈdæl i əns, ˈdæl jəns /




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Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield went along and reflects on getting swept up in the Dion dalliance that French fans are calling "the biggest comeback since Charles de Gaulle".

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

And in the small role of Bianca, with whom Cassio has a dalliance, the terrific Rebecca Ana Peña makes a fiery impression, savagely fighting back against Iago’s brutality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Even though Dr. Becky’s profiting off parents’ insecurities and anxieties still makes me uneasy, I’m glad for my brief dalliance with Good Inside.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

It turned out to be nothing but a brief dalliance for the couple, who struggled with the area’s punishing heat.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

Again my hope for a storybook dalliance was thwarted by the fact that the stream was only about six inches deep.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

And in any case, this piece is engaging quite specifically with that songwriting, not with her celebrity dalliances.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2024

But there are also brief interludes with Pierre Trudeau, Andre Agassi and Ryan O’Neal as well as some dalliances she struggles to remember.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

Borsano's business would implode dramatically and his political dalliances couldn't shield him from arrest and prosecution.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023

Unsatisfied with Mr. Koch’s word, Mr. Garth personally investigated several leads about purported dalliances, though he turned up nothing.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2022

She teases Faris and Dex and the others about their dalliances, but not me.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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