affair
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Accusations that the labor secretary was having an affair with a member of her security team ended with that man’s resignation.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
When news initially broke of Gonzales’ alleged affair, the congressman claimed that he was the victim of an extortion plot.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Over the weekend, several House lawmakers suggested expelling both Swalwell and Gonzales, who had already dropped his re-election bid after admitting having an affair with an aide.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The interior is a 20th-century affair, gutted and rebuilt under the Truman administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Then he ran over to another machine, a small shiny affair that kept going phut-phut-phut-phut-phut, and every time it went phut, a large green marble dropped out of it into a basket on the floor.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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