kissing

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Kissing is seen in many animal species, yet it poses an evolutionary puzzle: the act can spread disease and does not appear to directly boost survival or reproduction.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

The next week, he booked The Kissing Booth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

"Kissing me under the indigo / I begged for the morning sun not to rise / Oh, what a beautiful starry night," she sings, totally besotted, on the ballad Indigo.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

It ended on a non-sequitur, name checking a movie from earlier in Elordi’s career, “The Kissing Booth,” which led to Kenan Thompson appearing as a man who apparently kisses a noble elephant he owns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Kissing my forehead when he dropped me off at my locker.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed