flirt
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Once everyone is locked in, COs get to lounge around inside the bubble: eat, drink coffee, flirt with each other, complain, maybe nap until they have to perform the 10:30 p.m. count.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We expect the Fed to hold through year end even as futures markets flirt with pricing in a hike," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I learned to flirt there, I learned to smoke there, I learned to trash-talk there,” she says.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Milkmaids flirt with a farmer and a wagon-driver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Now what kind of world did I live in where my twelve-year-old brother was the cooler flirt than me?
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
That is despite warnings that it has morphed from a Eurosceptic party, founded in 2013, into one that flirts with, or attracts, extremist support.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
America flirts with it and folds, every single cycle.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
When asked if there are roles he’s dreaming of doing, Christopher flirts for a moment with Hamlet before opting for something from Tennessee Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Ms. Truschke’s book is quirky and flirts with wokeness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
He hates it when she flirts with others.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Showing her aching vulnerability, it's about a bank clerk with flaming locks of auburn hair who flirted with her husband.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Scheffler's surprising soliloquy about the importance of chasing golfing greatness caused a stir at Portrush last year and the four-time major winner flirted with similar territory at Birkdale.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Starter Ryan Johnson, who finished with a 14.40 earned run average in May, flirted with a no-hitter through through six innings on June 23 against the Baltimore Orioles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
After eight seasons with the Lakers, he became an unrestricted free agent and flirted with retirement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
If they flirted during recess, then life was good.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Papa Pope’s harsh words were meant to prepare his daughter for the risks inherent to flirting with power.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
She was thinking about a bank teller who had been flirting with her spouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
With culture shifts happening in restaurant kitchens, perhaps it was prudent to show Bourdain’s character merely flirting with the dark side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Whether you’re flirting or trying to make friends, it’s easier to exist in places where you’re not thought of as inherently ugly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“And, to begin, tell why you were flirting with Jerry Roth.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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