lover
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If you’re a lover of hot dogs, it’s probably been a pretty terrifying couple of years.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
"There are more than 10 bears moving about around our town, frequently entering urban areas," the works contractor and self-styled nature lover told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Memorial Coliseum to sing along with Chris Stapleton as the country star compared a lover to Tennessee whiskey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Nature lover Maxine Allinson was walking on Tenby South beach on Tuesday when she spotted a by-the-wind sailor for the first time.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“He was a lover of pets and always had a dog or cat and usually a horse, and he would play with them by the hour, teaching them little tricks or romping with them.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
The polyphony central to Ives’s music prevented its wide embrace during his lifetime, and even today—when his genius is fully recognized—the dissonance in his scores remains an impediment for many music lovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
As fans queue up at Wimbledon in the hope of securing a ticket to watch some of the biggest names in sport, many tennis lovers face another challenge.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
For the next 33 years, we would come together and drift apart — sometimes as lovers but mostly as friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
And before all you horse lovers come at me, I know ponies are capable of affection and friskiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
I like to think that it isn’t weakness or evasion, but a final act of kindness, a stand against oblivion and despair, to let my lovers live and to unite them at the end.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
