affinity

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The narrator’s mishandling of his cellphone reprises the author’s delightful affinity for physical slapstick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Canadian star has long had an affinity for the city.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Then in the ’80s, he unlocked an affinity for musical theater while playing Ko-Ko in Jonathan Miller’s “The Mikado.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Then again, Gyllenhaal is perfectly forthright with her affinity for Shelley’s perspective, opening her film with a small revelation hidden from the trailers.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The Virginia gentry were psychologically incapable of sharing Hamilton’s affinity with men who made their living manipulating interest rates.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis