love affair

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Rumours of a love affair have been circulating since January when the pair were seen together at an event in Paris to mark the 200th anniversary of Le Figaro newspaper.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The Vanguard option is the modern-day incarnation of the storied Vanguard 500 fund, which kicked off investors’ love affair with index investing in the 1970s.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Inara George looks back on it now as wistfully as someone remembering a love affair or a semester abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The novel dramatizes the 1950s New York love affair between a newly arrived Jewish refugee, Ilka Weissnix, and a prominent black intellectual named Carter Bayoux.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Julian slid closer to me and said confidentially, "I've heard it said he's brooding on a thwarted love affair."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood