affaire
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“La vérité sur cette affaire est cruelle,” he said—“the truth is cruel.”
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
Les avocats de Novak Djokovic ont fait parvenir un document de 35 pages au tribunal fédéral australien qui jugera son affaire lundi.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2022
If a non-affaire affaire can elicit this degree of discontent, people are already deeply unhappy, looking for a reason to vent.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2018
En 2007, un tribunal donna raison à Mme Bazzini, une affaire décrite par Jules B. Farber dans le livre “James Baldwin: Escape From America, Exile in Provence.”
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017
Mais la lettre fera notre affaire n'est pas?
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
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