valentine
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Analysts say the rest of the strategy often reads like a valentine rather than a sober national security communique.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Instead, a good 50% of the tracks retreat to safer ground - slowly strummed songs of devotion, packed with valentine card sentiments.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Director Stephen Soucy’s valentine of a documentary “Merchant Ivory” recounts their remarkable partnership as well as individual moments in their lives and careers.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024
Other jobs followed, she recalled in an interview, allowing her to mail $100 enclosed in a valentine to her father.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
In her hand was an ancient valentine, a big heart surrounded by paper lace.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
Feb. 14 was just a few days away, so the first action Rickman and other students took was delivering hundreds of valentines to the governor, expressing their support for university employees.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
In the far corner of the room, arts and crafts to make valentines were laid out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Films about filmmakers, especially in recent years, tend to lean into self-congratulation — misty-eyed valentines to the magic of moviemaking, and to the noble if flawed souls who strive to put their art onscreen.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Hallmark, which began offering Valentine’s Day cards in 1913, estimates that today, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, not including the kids’ valentines popular for classroom exchanges.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
He watched me coloring valentines, then went to talk to Mrs. Hagen in a whispery voice on the other side of the room.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
