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courtship

noun

ˈkȯrt-ˌship

Definition of courtship

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the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughter

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Recent Examples of courtship Lifetime’s library features a number of royal romances and William & Kate is one of its most high-profile, inspired by the story of Prince William and his long courtship with Kate Middleton, now formally known as Catherine, Princess of Wales. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 They were written between the era of their courtship, starting in 1762, through their time as the second president and first lady up until 1801, spanning their few months in the new White House relocated to its current location in Virginia. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Recruiting visits and months-long courtships are a thing of the past. — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The last time Cruise got personal in interviews, during his mid-2000s courtship of Holmes, things went haywire. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for courtship

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Researchers sent a sample of bone from the skeleton to the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre for carbon dating, which placed it between 987 and 1052 CE, in the late Anglo-Saxon period.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
To get to the bottom of the mystery of the article’s spurious dating, Cade and a team of researchers from around the globe sifted through historic reports and observations of geomagnetic activity to set the record straight.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

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The couple first sparked romance rumors in November 2025 after they were photographed together in New York City.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Genres run from crime thrillers and detective mysteries to folklore horror, social and courtroom drama, and romance.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

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