suitor
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It works splendidly for countless reasons, not the least of which is Neill’s presence as the charming suitor of Davis’ headstrong heroine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
But the suitor was an AI deepfake, making her yet another victim of an online romance scam.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Charlie, meanwhile, sets out to ensure that Lady Jemima’s suitor, the ne’er-do-well Thomas Smythe-Roberts, is revealed as a womanizing cad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
The list of all such sequential orderings is below, with the number 1 representing, as before, the suitor Myrtle would most prefer, 2 her second choice, etc.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Then made it back to Ithaca after 10 years only to find his home overrun by suitors wooing his wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
However, Wall Street on Monday mused if other suitors may look to outbid Fox for Roku.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Exquadrum took a stab at fundraising on its own, but found investors uninterested in a weapons lab toiling away since the early aughts, and sought acquisition offers from a dozen suitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
But Lena hadn't listed her age on her profile because she didn't want suitors to make assumptions or discount her.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
She wanted to see Telemachus and also it seemed wise to her to show herself to the suitors.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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