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For months, SpaceX has been courting the world’s largest money managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Adam Miller, who made a fortune on education software, has been courting moderate voters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The Southern Africa nation has been courting Gulf states as it seeks to diversify an economy heavily reliant on diamonds, of which it is the world's leading producer by value.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Unsurprisingly, that rather peeved the island nation’s leaders at a time when the president has been courting them as part of his Indo-Pacific strategy.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

From The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1 by Guffey, George R.