courted
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Lean himself wrote to Alec Guinness, then being courted for a part, that the new movie would be “much more intimate and private than the last two films,” “Lawrence” and “Zhivago.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Paris department store BHV Marais, which courted controversy last year with a partnership with Asian fast-fashion giant Shein, said Tuesday it had sought bankruptcy protection to protect its operations and jobs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Talarico, a former teacher and Presbyterian seminarian, has courted voters with a populist economic pitch blended with an overlay of Christian messaging to “love thy neighbor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Unsurprisingly, her current focus is the aforementioned Hasan Piker, a man who is no stranger to controversy and has courted plenty of internet feuds of his own.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
By the end of his junior year, he was already being courted by Division I college teams, a couple of which would probably offer him a free ride.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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