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beloved

[bih-luhv-id, -luhvd] / bɪˈlʌv ɪd, -ˈlʌvd /




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For a month, they had waited and worried about the fate of their beloved Jack Russell terrier, Luna, who disappeared with fate uncertain among the predators and wildlife in Yellowstone National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

We’re left with little to enjoy except feeble reiterations of beloved characters and a hokey dual search for romance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Mr Mayhew's extraordinary generosity, and the care he has poured into Rules over many decades, mean this beloved place has a future measured not in years but generations."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Leo's thoughts, upon being elected pope in May 2025, were immediately with his "beloved diocese of Chiclayo," which earned a special mention in his first public address from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Yesterday, our beloved village of Perchance managed to roar.”

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

But mostly, I now truly dress for myself and my beloveds, who all want me to be comfortable and have a good time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

“The biggest gift by far of these two movies for me is just the friendships with these beloveds in my life,” Steenburgen said.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023

Fittingly, Pru, who’d long felt ashamed for lacking a defining passion, will demonstrate consummate passion in her nonstop exertions to care for beloveds and, never least, to survive.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2021

Dahl and Bloch saw taxidermies as semblances of lost beloveds.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 21, 2019

Even the beloveds, wonderfuls, luckies and so on were all Dones, and the awfuls were Not-Dooes.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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