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lover

[luhv-er] / ˈlʌv ər /


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Lacking sorcery or some other way to conjure up the ideal lover, we’re left with engineering.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Jeanne Collopy is an animal lover from Colorado, where horses run wild, she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Later, during a visit from Holmes’ parents, Fielder asks Holmes’ father, Christian, about her former lover and Theranos business partner, Sunny Balwani.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

It’s the song of the spurned lover recalling the good times, and realizing that they’re irrevocably lost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

So she told her sister nymph, Doris, who had rather hoped to attract the Cyclops herself, and who began the talk by saying scornfully, “A fine lover you’ve got—that Sicilian shepherd. Everybody’s talking about it.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Residents in this rural Victorian town are used to catering to tourists passing through on their way to regional wineries, or music lovers visiting its annual jazz and blues festival.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Proper radio lovers love AM, no matter whom they vote for.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Conservationists and shark lovers were outraged at the proposal.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

He didn’t, but regulars, karaoke lovers and fans have fond memories of him there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Not yet lovers, but so much more than friends.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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