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sweetheart

[sweet-hahrt] / ˈswitˌhɑrt /


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He had aluminum in mind when he secured a sweetheart deal to harness it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Nathan said the loss of his 36-year-old "childhood sweetheart" was "unimaginable", but she was a "hero... in life and in death" as she helped to rescue the two boys.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

By the time he married his teenage sweetheart, Liza, in 2021, he was already planning a life outside of the military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Daily Express says a "childhood sweetheart" of Virginia Giuffre fears Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's staff "won't cooperate" with police investigations.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Her mouth is like a miniature pink sweetheart pastry from one of the patisserie windows in Trianon.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

People also meet their sweethearts in college or at jobs that require similar qualifications.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026

"It's here that we still meet our sweethearts, that we swap our numbers scribbled on little bits of paper," says fisherman Paulin Agbokounou.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

The couple have arguably earned respect by surviving various highs and lows in the public eye, which began with intense press scrutiny when they were childhood sweethearts.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025

A family of country music sweethearts is adding another idol to the list.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2024

“You should know, your parents were in love. They were high school sweethearts, they were so head over heels with each other. It was a little disgusting, actually.”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway


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