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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
I'm going to see my man again tonight
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as in person
a member of the human race
every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet
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as in husband
the male partner in a marriage
I now pronounce you man and wife
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as in police
a body of officers of the law
the crowd of onlookers quickly scattered when the man arrived on the scene
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However, this was one of those fights where neither man emerged looking impressive in victory or defeat.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That was where a man named George Renninger worked for the Wunderle Candy Company.
—Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
My wife, awakened, cracked open the French windows in her bedroom and saw a man shouting in the front garden.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
And what of Walz, a man known to his local community back when Klaber first encountered him, but now sharing the stage for this crucial chapter in American history?
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That was where a man named George Renninger worked for the Wunderle Candy Company.
—Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
My wife, awakened, cracked open the French windows in her bedroom and saw a man shouting in the front garden.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
And what of Walz, a man known to his local community back when Klaber first encountered him, but now sharing the stage for this crucial chapter in American history?
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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The guy even published a 304-page memoir in 2004 and yet there’s still so much about his life, his thought processes and his opinions that even his most devoted fans know nothing about.Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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Music Quincy Jones reflects on his career and relationship with Michael Jackson Sept. 5, 2017 Jackson’s record label initially stood in the way, worried that Jones was a jazz guy.Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Swift switched around a lyric in her final song Saturday night in a nod to Travis Kelce, her boyfriend of more than a year, who was spotted sitting in the audience towards the end of the evening.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
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Federal and state prosecutors have said those officers were justified in returning fire, since Taylor's boyfriend shot at them first.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The law requires that the first appointment must be in person.Ariel Wittenberg, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Much more refining will have to take place in person and virtually.Worth Sparkman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Police are searching for the estranged husband of a woman who was found stabbed to death and wrapped in a blanket inside a Philadelphia garage last weekend.Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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The final moments of the Only Murders in the Building season four then see Oliver and Loretta tie the knot, as a mysterious woman played by Téa Leoni asks for the trio’s help finding her missing husband and Lester (Teddy Coluca), the Arconia doorman, becomes the season five victim.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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The artist, not yet recognized as the reincarnated Buddha, is escorted by a massive motorcade and received at receptions by major Taiwanese political, military, and police figures.Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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Mulaney’s character is frustrated when he’s challenged to name a victim of police brutality other than George Floyd.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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In Arizona, where the Trump campaign’s voter registration and turnout drive was largely outsourced to the hard-right group Turning Point USA, Republican males are the highest early voting demographic among new voters.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Females also look at the dullness or vividness of males’ feet when determining their reproductive fitness.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Guests Reba McEntire and her beau, actor Rex Linn, appeared in costume too.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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And though Kermit should definitely play Edward, romantic interest to Elinor (and brother-in-law, yes, weird, but also rife for comedy), for Marianne’s beau, Colonel Brandon, getting another human actor would probably be best.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
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Yu Bai and Louise Wong are among the heroes in helmets putting their lives on the line for the sake of seven million innocent souls, but the city’s ordinary civilian population is almost entirely absent from the unfolding drama.James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Everyone’s life goes through ups and downs in their own time.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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