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As the sun shines abundantly, highs will flirt with record temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s, especially through the southwest interior and the western slopes of both the Olympics and Cascades.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

OK, maybe the Mountain West will flirt, but from the Pac-12 to the Mountain West?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Highs in New York will flirt with 90 degrees through Saturday, then spike into the mid- or upper 90s on Sunday.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

In each episode, three potential suitors will flirt with the singleton over a livestream, while viewers watch, judge and voice their opinions on social media.

From New York Times • May 10, 2020

Many people will flirt with a clever, handsome, but poor girl, though not marry her—besides, the idea of having old Shery20 for a grandfather had nothing very captivating.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount