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boyfriend

[boi-frend] / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /


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Her longtime boyfriend Brian Hickerson, who was at the scene, gave investigators a bag of medications, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Dr Mark Deakin was described in court as Letby's "boyfriend"

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The battles fought between surviving friends—in this case Wilde’s literary executor, Robert Ross, and Wilde’s onetime boyfriend, Alfred “Bosie” Douglas—are more partisan, the enmities more acrimonious.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

When we found blood in our cat Gumdrop’s stool earlier this year, my boyfriend, Ean, and I rushed him to the vet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Annabeth was pretty sure her boyfriend had just made a big mistake.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

It’s women bringing their boyfriends, women who now bring their husbands, couples coming together, and I love it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

I had roommates, boyfriends, best friends and involved parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The wedding, this theory goes, was payback for 20 years’ worth of media that characterized her as desperate and lovelorn and having only herself to blame for boyfriends who wilted under the media’s gaze.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Mom had a bunch of boyfriends after that.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle




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