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Age gaps compound the imbalance, Nyathi notes, down to the most intimate negotiations.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

An ode to the ecstasy of Scrabble: Do you love hearing someone talk about something they’re really passionate about and know very well, in great intimate detail?

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

“If a phone call is intimate and your conversations on a regular basis are snapshots of your face making funny images, then the idea of going into deep intimacy must be absolutely terrifying.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The sailors and pearl divers of the Indian Ocean had intimate understandings of shallow reefs—“vernacular knowledge”—that often aided British endeavors to draw maps and document marine life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The more intimate gatherings are typically accompanied by Chandresh’s personal pianist, a beautiful young woman who plays continuously throughout the entire evening and never speaks a word to anyone.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

They were intimates in childhood and the present, but “those were only two forgivable Birdies,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Although called a “Pietà,” it was not a depiction of Christ mourned by his intimates, but rather a “Man of Sorrows”—the dead Savior, half-length, with youthful angels—a timeless image designed for contemplation and meditation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

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

It’s like two people still standing at a bus terminal after all the passengers have been met, the instant shared feeling almost enough to make them intimates.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Newcastle do not want to lose another big name in Bruno Guimaraes, but the captain's future is uncertain after he intimated he wished to join Arsenal.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

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 actually intimated that he might not be able to do it this year,” Winston says of the comedian and former “Daily Show” host.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

The local police union meanwhile intimated that Smith’s Dec. 8 resignation was timed to duck further questioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

When the cheering had died down, Napoleon, who had remained on his feet, intimated that he too had a few words to say.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

The first paragraph argues that there is no “clause intimating it to be a compact.”

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

"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

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

A recent letter intimating blame to Teamsters Local 174 members for the ongoing concrete strike is unfounded.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

He was intimating that physics at Berkeley might have to continue without Robert Oppenheimer.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik