affections

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Her affections are initially for the governor and his charismatic cohort the way that Louise’s are for Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Not surprisingly, his affections weren’t returned, but the humbling experience taught him several career-defining lessons.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

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

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Younger daughter Amaranta’s affections are shifting from her high school girlfriend to Renata, who works with Mal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

She had loved and forgotten him by turns, an insatiable carnivore who lived on the affections of her dogs, her children and her lovers.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White