affair
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The blossoming love affair between American fans and global soccer has not gone unrequited.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was prosecuted over the affair after his first term, which ended in 2011, before being acquitted in 2021 over a lack of evidence.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The city controller’s race, normally a fairly sleepy affair, has turned into the second-highest-spending race in the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Davies-Jones said what struck her most "about this whole affair is not what has been said but what has been missing".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The school halls echo with tales of his hilarious pranks, pulled off with the faithful Jordie and Pouncey at his side—the snowball-filled-with-peanut-butter caper; the salt-in-the-teachers’-room-coffee affair; the lard-in-the-parade-route incident.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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