affair
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But you can pan back and recognize that sometimes Game 1 is a really, really should-win affair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The night was a "a tense, tearful, joyous affair probably even more so for the singer than for her loyal audience," writes The Telegraph's Neil McCormick, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
No doubt it will be a grand affair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
If decoding the Leipzig affair and its actual or possible ramifications seems to require an advanced degree in international semiotics, the reported facts are straightforward enough.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
I said nothing, it was not my affair.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Do I have too much power over her affairs?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The seat became vacant after former Prime Minister Sir Keir announced he was standing down as an MP to focus on a role in international affairs.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Thompson, deputy secretary for tribal affairs at the California Natural Resources Agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
International affairs expert Shannon Brincat said it was easy to see what Israel gained from its Pacific friends.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
After more than fifty years of nearly complete deference to Southern states and noninterference in their racial affairs, Brown suggested a reversal in course.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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