girlfriend
Americannoun
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a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart
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any female friend
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Jonathan Staley, a consultant in his mid-20s, had returned to Anita after going there recently on a date with his girlfriend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Plus, the girlfriend of a biohacking star shares her own health journey, and Costco remains one of the last few examples of monoculture in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Falconio's girlfriend Joanne Lees escaped from Murdoch, hiding in scrubland for several hours before she was able to wave down two men driving a truck.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The other day, my longtime girlfriend wanted to get ice cream and told me, “We are walking to Rori’s Artisanal Creamery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Haupt talked to his mother about Gerda Stuckmann, the girlfriend he'd left behind a year ago.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mary doesn’t know her biological father, but she was claimed by a Pomo head man and raised by one of his girlfriends, a loyal if embittered woman named Saturnina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
When I began to confide in married girlfriends about our problems, they unfailingly shared their own marital struggles, things they’d never mentioned when I was single.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
At the event, Leakes said that her husband’s death in 2021 prompted an unexpected conversation with one of her girlfriends.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
A week later, Wes and Tony took their girlfriends to their mother’s house to celebrate the first birthday of their baby brother.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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