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girlfriend

[gurl-frend] / ˈgɜrlˌfrɛnd /
NOUN
female acquaintance or romantic companion
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It sounds, from what you say in your letter, like your husband wants a girlfriend, not a wife.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

By 15 March, Generalen was messaging Natland, the court heard, with the defendant then messaging his girlfriend to say he was "going on a crazy mission".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The other person said, “I realized my girlfriend stopped asking me questions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Sitting in the front row was his girlfriend Paula Hurd, one of his sisters and Larry Cohen, the longtime CEO of Gates Ventures and his right-hand man.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Frank remembered what Piper had told him about the coach’s cloud nymph girlfriend who worked for Piper’s dad.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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