romance
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Meghan and Prince Harry kindled a romance in 2016 at that year’s edition of his veteran-centered Invictus Games, held in Orlando.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Zhu sought out films which touch on the era-defining event, but neither epic romance Summer Palace nor the secretly filmed gay drama Lan Yu could satisfy her curiosity.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Jeanie helped oversee another dynastic run in the 2000s, when the Lakers added five more trophies—all while carrying on a Hollywood romance with the team’s head coach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
There are limits to the romance of the rental economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Maggie’s dramatic romance and abandonment of mediumship made for great copy.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
A treat for anyone who loves a little wordplay: Can you think of an 11-letter phrase that describes some curries or romances?
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
The movie’s sweeping visuals and romantic love story evoked a sentiment similar to 1940s war romances.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the end, Nick and Charlie decide to give their relationship another shot, confident that their love can defy the conventional wisdom that teen romances rarely last.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Still to come: more BookTok favorites, more romances, the hotly anticipated “Summer I Turned Pretty” movie and a TV adaptation of romantasy series “Fourth Wing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
With the publication of his novels The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau in the mid-1890s, he became known for his innovative scientific romances, today known as science fiction.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Instead, this scrumptious dinner romanced me in an entirely different way.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2023
Ms. Setouchi described her “Genji” translation as her “life-project,” but said she initially struggled to connect with the book’s female characters, who were alternately romanced and discarded by the young prince.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
Bergman, who romanced his leading ladies and strip mined his personal demons for material, was hardly the least self-involved of European auteurs, and Hansen-Løve has fittingly responded with her own teasing display of meta-effrontery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
But his role as a small-time hood who romanced American ingenue Jean Seberg in Godard's "Breathless" earned him international stardom.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2021
Woolf began coming in regularly, parking his Stetson on the table and pointing Greenberg’s nose in the Racing Form while he romanced her.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he showered on her during live video calls.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Palmer found himself spending time trying to get his expenses cleared through an incompetent bureaucracy, rather than romancing a beautiful girl on a sandy beach.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
When their rapacious cousin Charles appears, hoping to find buried treasure in the house and romancing the “pink and white and golden” Constance, Merricat takes drastic action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
There’s something forced in the scenic snapshots of the couple laughing, dancing and romancing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
The frieze alone boasted a thousand sparrows so lifelike that real birds had been known to while away their lives romancing them in vain.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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