love affair

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Her love affair with The Beatles began, like so many others, on February 9, 1964, when she tuned into the group’s American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

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

The ‘Madison’ actor on his passion for log homes, how he spent his first acting check and his 43-year love affair with Goldie Hawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“Oh God, he’s dead,” she sobbed, leaning over the body of the old man who had filled her childhood with stories and protected her clandestine love affair.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende