boyfriend
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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
Lucy Harrison's boyfriend, Sam Littler, was in the house in Texas when she was shot and still has "ongoing questions and concerns"
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
She must have imagined her boyfriend would come running just as the train was about to leave, and they would jump aboard and go somewhere.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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
During Tuesday's proceedings, the court heard from Nora Haukland's former boyfriends, including one who spoke of their "peaceful break-up" and his respect for her, and another who described their relationship as turbulent.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
“I had grown up with hockey. I had boyfriends who played hockey. My dad loved hockey.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
My hand is too sweaty, too hot, and I don’t want Jasmine to hold it here, in front of everyone—but we’re boyfriend and girlfriend now, and that’s what boyfriends and girlfriends do.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
