intimate
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Kremlev, who first met Trump Jr. recently, also attended the intimate affair with a large group of other Russians.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The vibe in the giant arena, absent of the typical sea of glowing rectangles, was almost intimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He added: "It's a big auditorium but it's incredibly intimate so the material selection has to be really considered because you get to look at the costumes close up."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“The Wizard of Oz’s” original Cowardly Lion costume stands alone in the center of a room allowing intimate inspection of its whiskers, ringlets and fur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He must have told his doctor, Lewis Fielding, all sorts of intimate and potentially embarrassing details.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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The company also is contending with headwinds related to its acquisition of online intimates brand Adore Me in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
If we could stop thinking in such narrow definitions of time, Thien intimates, we would be capable of empathizing and understanding that even our most shattering experiences do not separate us from others.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
These are intentionally not the Kennedy family’s stories or takes from their intimates, but the people who had enough of a professional closeness to be at hand when the assassination happened.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2023
“There is something in a landscape like that which humbles you and intimates to you that there’s something very big out there, and this thing has an awful lot of power,” says Lindahl.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023
In the company of strangers now, I do not reveal the person I am among intimates.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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No matter what was intimated in back-channel talks, the unwillingness of Iran’s regime to put substantive nuclear commitments in the memorandum of understanding is a warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
He looks like a walking ad for the designer Todd Snyder, and it’s also intimated that he’s bisexual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Duty manager Claire Taylor-Bevans said staff "all felt intimated" and asked the security team at the site to "keep an eye" on him on 20 October 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
The idea of a driver-cooling system was intimated after the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, when heat and humidity left several drivers on the brink of collapse.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
Diana intimated that this would be a different parting from any they had ever yet known.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The message is disturbing, intimating that the two men were very close, had a lot in common and shared “a wonderful secret” about how “enigmas never age.”
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
"It's right that we take our time to wait for the report," she said, intimating that she would not be voting for the amendment.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
Gay referred to the Jets’ run game, intimating New York isn’t looking to throw the ball much while its current quarterback struggles mightily.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
Asked by other players what she was doing, she shouted, “Look at me, look at me,” intimating she couldn’t do much about it.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
He was intimating that physics at Berkeley might have to continue without Robert Oppenheimer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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