intrigue

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The storyline offers intrigue: two dominant figures from different combat sports disciplines - but the outcome should be a routine win for heavyweight boxing's generational great Usyk.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

But a narrative throughline hellbent on retribution neatly threads Harris’ fiery aesthetic choices together, giving “Is God Is” far more substance — and much more thematic intrigue — than its contemporaries.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The characters she has assembled have a peppery intrigue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The latter may not possess the same level of excitement and intrigue, but it has commendable aspects—from Theo’s gripping search to his struggle to accept his status as “a person, once complete, now halved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Annoyed by this sense of effeminate intrigue I got off the platform and lost myself in the mob, crouching and slouching somewhat to do so.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin