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lovelorn

[luhv-lawrn] / ˈlʌvˌlɔrn /


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It spawned several sequels and hit movie adaptations starring Renée Zellweger as the endearingly chaotic and lovelorn thirty-something diarist.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Timby's been inundated with messages from lovelorn followers hoping to replicate her matchmaking success.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The wedding, this theory goes, was payback for 20 years’ worth of media that characterized her as desperate and lovelorn and having only herself to blame for boyfriends who wilted under the media’s gaze.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Maria, who was initially too lovelorn to suspect fraud, lost a year's worth of savings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

It was the rosy clerk, lovelorn Sewall, who was turning her music for her.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes


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