courting
Example Sentences
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The company is courting these customers with a wider selection of higher-priced items—think $5—and stores in more affluent areas like Plano, Texas, where the retailer opened its 9,000th store in North America last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
But there have been recent reports of the club courting former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca as Guardiola's successor.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
These retailers are aggressively courting better-off customers at the same time that their traditional customers are cutting back due to inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The Southern Africa nation has been courting Gulf states as it seeks to diversify an economy heavily reliant on diamonds, of which it is the world's leading producer by value.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
We both gave respectful curtsies, though I couldn’t help but add a few bows at the same time, which might have given me the appearance of a whooping crane in courting season.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
