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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She added, “I decided early on that I didn’t want to play just the girlfriend of the person doing the stuff. I wanted to do cool stuff, too. I have avoided being typecast.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Supporters have also showed their discontent with star striker Kylian Mbappe this week, after he spent some recovery time in Sardinia with his girlfriend.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
And as MAGAdom rounded into shape, and I started telling my girlfriend about Milo Yiannopoulos, she said, “Rather than talking about this guy at a cocktail party, you should be writing a newsletter about it.”
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Investigators say the girlfriend told them that Mr. Banta had previously suggested ordering abortion medication online, to which she had replied that she wanted to keep the baby.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“You don’t want to get into the camp. I would not let my girlfriend within ten kilometers of this camp.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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