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If I had, I would have said: Jared and Steve are trusted members of the president’s team and very dear friends.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Saar’s dear friend, artist and jeweler Neil Lane, recalls how she taught him to collage: slowly layering papers with matte medium and, of course, saving every scrap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Sara and I grieve with the American people over the loss of our dear friend, Senator Lindsey Graham.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
But every time the hulking Haaland blazed toward the goal, with a pair of defenders hanging onto him for dear life, the stadium full of Brazilian supporters held its breath, for one simple reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“First, I’m so very sorry about Willa. My dear Lizzie, I can’t imagine how distraught you must be. How are you managing?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
“We didn’t keep that,” she said, “but I loved learning what Lydia would do if she could. ‘Eyes forward dears, we are not sitting comfortably in a class room.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
I would think to myself, Oh, my dears, if you could only see who you are speaking to and how hard they work.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024
He helped a few old dears over the threshold, didn't he?'
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023
By ingesting the chirpy little dears, Bergenkind seeks to internalize the little guys’ sunny joyfulness.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2016
“Broaden your minds, my dears, and allow your eyes to see past the mundane!”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
"Of course Gaza is dearer than here, but there, there is no home left, nothing."
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
"The further down towards Enniskillen you go, the dearer it's getting - the cheapest I saw was £1.64," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
“The freedom I had before the money was paid was dearer to me,” Ms. Jacobs wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
“She will be dearer than my children because she will keep the memory alive of her father, mother and siblings.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
It was dearer to her than her kin, better than a lover, wiser than a book.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Even the non-thriller themes — female friendship, aging, ageism, admitting the truth about oneself to oneself and one’s dearest, the invigorating effects of danger — are explicitly expressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Your nearest and dearest may be aware you do it, but you don’t discuss it with strangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
My husband and I watch “Love Is Blind” with one of those nearest and dearest, and we three approach each season like rabid sports fans who are only in it to yell at the TV.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
As long as you and your wife have enough set aside for retirement, keep living the dream and passing it along to your nearest and dearest.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Woven into its fronds was the dearest wish of my heart— that we would return to the creek together.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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