intrigue
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Its low temperature has added to its intrigue.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
From the late 16th Century, armies of scribes, agents and secretaries compiled akhbarat - brief news reports on court intrigue, military campaigns, appointments, finances and gossip.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Burden’s glamorous pedigree only adds to the story’s allure and intrigue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
In revisiting his cherished alien subgenre for the fourth time with “Disclosure Day,” Spielberg returns to where his career started, scraping away the classic marks of extraterrestrial intrigue and replacing them with human counterpoints.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
I think she might be lonely, that her life could do with a bit of intrigue.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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