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AI companies said they dialed back rampant fawning earlier this year, but recent studies—and my own queries—show that newer models still kiss up to us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Before placing Castro's portrait in the window, Leonel Suarez gives it a kiss.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

"So go ahead and kiss who you wanna / whatever the trauma / If you ever fall out of love / try therapy at the club," they sing on the title track.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

He declined to elaborate on their relationship, but encouraged everyone to kiss their pals, of all genders, with the vigor of an artist who is finally, truly, free.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

He was too tall, even when she dutifully let him lean down to kiss her once, returning the favor as she began removing the bobby pins one by one from her hair.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

If anything, Grande is having a blast - teetering around in perilous heels, blowing kisses to the audience and embracing the physical and vocal demands of her show.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

At a meeting later that month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hugs and kisses him and tells everyone “how great I am.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Within moments of the series’ opening, she’s sliding a pie in the oven and futzing over tiny tarts and meringue kisses to photograph for her Hungry with Hollis followers.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, a Black actress who played Lieutenant Uhura, made history in 1968 with one of the first interracial kisses ever seen on US television.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Back to George in the field, and kisses from Ray.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

After his speech had finished, the new PM kissed his wife, Marie-France van Heel.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The man went down on one knee and appeared to propose to the woman, before they kissed and embraced.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

The cheer from the sold-out crowd at Crypto.com Arena was deafening when James kissed a left handed layup off the glass to pull the Lakers to within one possession with 2:59 left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Elizabeth admitted that life was better when Morris was away, and she remained in the shadows of their Welsh home as Morris flirted with visiting journalists and, on one occasion, passionately kissed a cameraman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

“Thank you for rescuing me,” Alex said, and kissed the top of Chica’s wrinkled head.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

He was recently caught on camera kissing a junior lawyer in Central Park and has been placed on a leave of absence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It’s hard to keep track of who’s kissing whose ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

It is spread by close contact such as kissing, sharing vapes or drinks, or living in close quarters - like student accommodation - with a person who has the disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Seen from below, the table’s ebonized-birch legs also suggest, by turns, two figures kissing, ancient post-and-lintel architecture, an undulating serpent and a recumbent figure by Henry Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

One of the older women elbowed Misha’s mother out of the way and grabbed Anya’s face, kissing her cheeks between words: “Shabbat. Shalom. What. A. Lovely. Little. Girl.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack