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affair

[uh-fair] / əˈfɛər /




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The whole affair was tawdry, shabby, and cheap—designed to pander to downwardly mobile young men who felt angry at the world.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

On the left, Marine Tondelier of the Ecologists said the affair was a "symbol of a politico-judicial system incapable of handling the issue of sexist and sexual violence".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Her love affair with The Beatles began, like so many others, on February 9, 1964, when she tuned into the group’s American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

From Salon • 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

If people the world over wanted to go crazy, that was their affair, however lamentable.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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