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beloved

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




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What strikes me now is that the founders of these beloved small businesses not only ran their own shops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

My beloved shredded cabbage would also be wonderful here if you’re in the mood for extra crunch.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Two years later, in his first speech as pope from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, he gave a special mention to Peru and his "beloved diocese of Chiclayo."

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Both director and star are well aware of the expectations that come with a show so beloved and discussed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

I translate it to myself as I hear it: Goodbye, my Toledo, my beloved home, once I was welcome, now I am not, where I am going tomorrow is a mystery of our God.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

It is in this space between them where Coster, who writes with unflinching romance, wills us to examine all the ways we come to unlove our beloveds, our families and ourselves.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2021

"The hours she spent trying to fix her beloveds stretched into eternity after eternity, until..."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton


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