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courted

verb

past tense of court

as in wooed

to act so as to make (something) more likely you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches

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as in dated

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage they courted for a year before getting married

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Recent Examples of courted Wojcicki courted premium advertisers who also spent on primetime programs. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The governor has courted automakers and battery manufacturers in South Korea, visited Georgia National Guard troops in the nation of Georgia and pitched aerospace executives at the Paris Air Show. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Candidates in both parties are distancing themselves from projects their leaders once courted. — Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Damon’s visit to Disneyland with his daughters came after his family also stole the show at various red carpet events around the world, particularly ahead of the release of The Odyssey — for which Damon has courted major Oscar buzz. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Additional private investment is being courted to offset that burden on Cypriot consumers while additional EU funding is being weighed, said Damianos. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Texas has aggressively courted data center development with its availability of cheap land and relatively abundant energy resources, along with offering state incentives, like tax breaks and fewer regulations. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026 Stevens has courted Black voters, who often make up the Democratic base. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Babitz courted danger with heedless bravado and exemplary recklessness. — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

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The 35-year-old man wooed many of the women through dating apps and offered up nonexistent investment opportunities, the release said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026
Didier Deschamps’ side had wooed everybody with their vast attacking talents, yet Spain completely threw them off their rhythm.

— Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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Neiman’s team dated the snail’s genome duplication to less than a million years ago — incredibly recent in evolutionary terms, but long enough ago for the species to have begun the longer process of adjusting to its heavier genomic load.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
The deeper history comes from dead coral heads, which can be dated using uranium-thorium methods to within a few years, even as far back as 500 years.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

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