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affair

[uh-fair] / əˈfɛər /




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For Saturday’s installment, the self-proclaimed “carefully curated celebration” produced a somewhat underwhelming set of undercards, with LCD Soundsystem and the Strokes carrying the momentum for the entire affair.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The Times, CNN, and other outlets that have covered the imbroglio have scrupulously avoided using the word affair.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

As Berenger and Rogers are drawn into an affair, Scott plays up the contrast between her wealthy Upper East Side world and his working-class life in an outer borough.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Rangers' new home shirt is a classy affair.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Like all the previous discs, this one begins with her birthday party, a lavish private affair somewhere in Scotland.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Starting next week, the roughly 90-person “AI responsibility” unit will join Google’s global affairs organization, which oversees lobbying and public policy for the company as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Asked about the detentions, China's foreign ministry said Beijing "manages religious affairs in accordance with the law".

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Twenty-one years later, Lieberman revealed the truth in what proved to be an early peek at the current state of affairs in high school basketball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

While Kushner’s approach to world affairs is remarkably similar to Kissinger’s, the older man’s worldview was shaped by his ideology and academic understanding of world power dynamics.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

"Mark you. Brett's had affairs with men before. She tells me all about everything. She gave me this chap Cohn's letters to read. I wouldn't read them."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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