dalliance
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But the dalliance frayed after widespread antigovernment protests in 2011 drew the Kremlin’s attention to the reach of blogs and social-media platforms that opposition leaders like Alexei Navalny used to rally supporters and expose corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
It turned out to be nothing but a brief dalliance for the couple, who struggled with the area’s punishing heat.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Because the whole Musk empire is still reeling from that dalliance.
From Slate • Nov. 9, 2025
But this time the restraint isn’t derived from the fear of judgment; it’s borne out of the knowledge that any dalliance with Samuel could have dire consequences.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024
Again my hope for a storybook dalliance was thwarted by the fact that the stream was only about six inches deep.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing dalliance
The Downstairs Girl
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark," Act 1
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