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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Phillips was additionally probed by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly hiring a girlfriend to intern in Collins’ office.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Gomez was allegedly the girlfriend of the victim but also married to Garcia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Banderas lives in Málaga, Spain, with his girlfriend, Nicole Kimpel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
A brief mention of a pizza-spinning girlfriend is tossed off immediately after, replaced by vivid stories about his first summer working at the real-life Flagship, given the pseudonym The Dreadnaught.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The day Roberto brought his girlfriend Darlene home to meet my parents, I knew he was serious.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
Those online connections have made Hoadley excited for a future where she finds a "little group of girlfriends".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
However, his campaign was dogged by scandal, most notably including the revelation that he had a Totenkopf tattoo and allegations of “unsettling” behavior from past girlfriends.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
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
She’s obviously not jealous of my girlfriends, but I sometimes wish she were less okay with me ditching her for weeks without thinking twice.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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