suitor
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Penelope is later seen declaring that "Ithaca's king is coming back", but her main suitor Antinous refuses to believe it.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group last year withdrew from talks for a possible 50-50 joint venture for the unit, Steel Europe, after Jindal emerged as a suitor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
But his girlfriend broke up with him and he decided that quitting his job and sitting in the family hunting cabin in the woods would make him a better suitor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
After such a steep selloff in Brown-Forman’s stock, there is reason to believe it has become attractive to a suitor.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
The suitor in Rutland was urging her to give up factory life, but there was a more compelling reason for her to return.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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