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amours

noun

plural of amour

as in affairs

a brief romantic relationship in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones

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According to Marlee Lossing, Sweet Tomatoes’ director of corporate affairs, the company has been working on a revival since the chain’s acquisition in 2020.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Through their conversations while in transit, Chidgasornpongse slowly uncoils the affairs haunting each character, from the seemingly quotidian to the most profound.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

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For the latest installment of Vogue’s Required Reading series, Hoover rounds up some of the books that most inspired her own work—Verity in particular—from romances to thrillers and beyond.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
These are impossible romances, complicated and spiritually incestuous, which perhaps explains why Alex so often seems unbothered by them.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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Before Harry and Markle were together, the royal was spotted with many girlfriends and brief flings over the years.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Puppy love and summer flings abound when Tom Holland's Peter Parker goes on a European vacation to spend quality time with his crush MJ (Zendaya) and instead gets thrown into a few international incidents.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

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