valentine
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Analysts say the rest of the strategy often reads like a valentine rather than a sober national security communique.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Instead, a good 50% of the tracks retreat to safer ground - slowly strummed songs of devotion, packed with valentine card sentiments.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Barry Mazor’s “Blood Harmony” is long overdue, a rigorously researched narrative of the duo’s fascinatingly zig-zaggy 50-plus-year career, as well as a loving valentine to the pair’s enduring musical power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
Director Stephen Soucy’s valentine of a documentary “Merchant Ivory” recounts their remarkable partnership as well as individual moments in their lives and careers.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024
I decided I’d ask her to be my valentine, but I had no idea how to do it.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Feb. 14 was just a few days away, so the first action Rickman and other students took was delivering hundreds of valentines to the governor, expressing their support for university employees.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
In the far corner of the room, arts and crafts to make valentines were laid out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Films about filmmakers, especially in recent years, tend to lean into self-congratulation — misty-eyed valentines to the magic of moviemaking, and to the noble if flawed souls who strive to put their art onscreen.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Hallmark, which began offering Valentine’s Day cards in 1913, estimates that today, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, not including the kids’ valentines popular for classroom exchanges.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
He releases me and vanishes down the hallway with his shoebox filled with valentines.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
