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tryst

[trist, trahyst] / trɪst, traɪst /
NOUN
meeting during a love affair
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I didn’t understand it all until my Xiaomi tryst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Reporters raced to find the kidnappers and, instead, turned up evidence of a tryst.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

The tryst didn’t just give some of today’s wolves a black coat—it has also helped them survive in parts of North America where a measleslike virus can run rampant, according to a new study.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2022

Not because of shame, but out of a sense of parental responsibility, said Mr. Kugler, who started attending a gay fathers’ support group at a local Methodist church soon after his tryst with the client.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

“Tonight my Lover-Husband and I made a tryst with the future,” Elizebeth wrote.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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