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flirts (with)

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present tense third-person singular of flirt (with)

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to act so as to make (something) more likely you're flirting with death by driving so recklessly

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As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

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