as in girlfriend
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
his fiancée is insisting on an elaborate wedding
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If his response is vague, inquire as to whether his fiancee doesn’t want you around.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Bost and his fiancee, like many others, didn't expect the extent of the impacts.
—Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Possibly as the result of an Instagram post from his fiancee geotagging them at the restaurant, he was targeted by Trone and another defendant, Tremont Jones, prosecutors alleged.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The horrifying injustice of his fiancee’s death, murdered on the day of their wedding, left him understandably traumatized.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2013, the sports world was rocked when news broke that Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had been arrested and charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott married fiancee Hana Pugh on Sunday in a private ceremony that guests said was a surprise.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
The Kardashians star has been spending time on the megayacht of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 60, with his fiancee Lauren Sanchez, 54.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
Sun superstar Alyssa Thomas was named to her first Olympic team at age 32 this year after nearly a decade away from USA Basketball, while Thomas’s fiancee, DeWanna Bonner, and Sun center Brionna Jones were selected for Team WNBA.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Bost and his fiancee, like many others, didn't expect the extent of the impacts.
—Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Possibly as the result of an Instagram post from his fiancee geotagging them at the restaurant, he was targeted by Trone and another defendant, Tremont Jones, prosecutors alleged.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The horrifying injustice of his fiancee’s death, murdered on the day of their wedding, left him understandably traumatized.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2013, the sports world was rocked when news broke that Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had been arrested and charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott married fiancee Hana Pugh on Sunday in a private ceremony that guests said was a surprise.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
The Kardashians star has been spending time on the megayacht of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 60, with his fiancee Lauren Sanchez, 54.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
Sun superstar Alyssa Thomas was named to her first Olympic team at age 32 this year after nearly a decade away from USA Basketball, while Thomas’s fiancee, DeWanna Bonner, and Sun center Brionna Jones were selected for Team WNBA.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
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