affections

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The low-budget film stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette as a man who makes a sinister bargain to win the affections of the woman he admires -- and must bear the consequences.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Soldiers fight, Chesterton says, because their cause is bound up with their affections for their family and fealty to their God.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The incident lends its name to a theorised psychological condition whereby kidnap victims develop affections for their captors.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Then, as Joe tries and fails to whittle away at Brontë’s sense of self in a bid to regain her affections, he realizes that he has lost control.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Sam stayed on the farm for three days, pursuing the affections of Georgina to no avail.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead