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Courtships bloomed at the bar, in line for tacos and next to a table overflowing with cookies and cake.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023

He is author also of The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth, currently republished to match this volume.

From Time Magazine Archive

Courtships differed from those of today because there were certain hours for visiting and even though the girl might accompany her sweetheart away from home she had to be back at that hour.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

The courtship of the poet-warrior with the Princess Ailbhé, Cormac's daughter, is related in one of the ancient historic tales called Tochmarca, or Courtships.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

Courtships have been upset and expected proposals have vanished into thin air, simply because a widow has come into the game.

From The Spinster Book by Reed, Myrtle