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lover

[luhv-er] / ˈlʌv ər /


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Whitehead was described as "a lover of life, art and family".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

This setting of five poems on deep and serious subjects is one of the most extraordinarily affecting gifts ever created by one lover for another.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

In 2015 he admitted to fathering a child with his lover.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Does she want to hog Johnny Thunders for herself or replace him as Dominique’s lover?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The lover nodded his head to show he was convinced.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

She also felt a motherly instinct toward her many lovers, including Chopin.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

For music lovers and promoters alike, that’s worth celebrating.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

“All this hype for PLFs I think has the potential to hook casual and infrequent cinemagoers into becoming lovers and enthusiasts of cinema,” Weaver said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

A team of animal lovers has come to the rescue of pets people left behind in their haste in the area west of the wine-making capital of Bordeaux.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Not lovers, they both just appear to like donuts more than your average bear.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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