treasure
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In the 1949 classic, a small group of Londoners discover treasure and declare independence making them exempt from post-war rationing and other bureaucratic restrictions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It's a bit like a treasure hunt. You never really know what you're going to find next, and that's the thrill of the chase," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cheese, a fried egg or whatever last little fridge treasure needs using up can come along for the ride.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The craft of scavenging the River Thames for lost relics at low tide has surged in popularity, leaving more than 10,000 hopeful treasure hunters stuck on a permit waitlist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Surely, you have taken part in a treasure hunt, Baroness? In your youth, perhaps?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Beyond these, there are plenty more treasures to satisfy Rockwell fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
As part of this cultural diplomatic exchange, the UK is lending France one of the British Museum's prize exhibits - treasures from the Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo burial.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Yet, while archaeologists have long focused on preserving these treasures, the people themselves were often forgotten.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Donchatz and her sister peeked into the cabin, pausing at the many original family treasures on display.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
She admired his treasures: corals, insects, seashells, preserved animals, and precious stones.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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US President Donald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution on Friday to install statues of George Washington, in his latest bid to reshape the treasured museum and research complex.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Do you have a treasured prop from ‘Who’s the Boss?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hari Prasad Rimal returned to his home in the village of Devighat, hoping to recover treasured belongings -- not least some jewellery and cash.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Here are several Angelenos who’ve passed along treasured items to their neighbors freely using the groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Basta won’t like that at all. The way he acted with those keys you’d have thought he was looking after Capricorn’s most treasured possession.”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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"I hope you can now move on with your life, remembering the boys as you knew them, and treasuring the happy times you spent with them."
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
By the end, DuVernay has, with editor Spencer Averick’s fleet stitching, massaged her adaptation’s various threads into a collage of insight and emotion worth treasuring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
“Now that it was becoming rarer for him, he was treasuring those experiences.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The two are honorary starters for Sunday’s race - “Kurt will wave the green flag two-thousandths of a second after Ricky,” raceway president Kerry Tharp quipped - and will keep treasuring their moment.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2023
She cast a final glance around the playroom, treasuring up the details, and walked out the door.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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