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treasure

[trezh-er] / ˈtrɛʒ ər /




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But on a remaining wall, members discovered a hidden treasure.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Knoll says she doesn’t want “things to feel didactic,” but concedes that class divides offer a treasure trove of stories.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

He said "the beauty of her" was that, though "her voice is an international, global treasure", she was "happy singing in a pub".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Rev Jane Lee said the treasure was "like a miracle"

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

As we returned the dug-up riverbank to its former condition, tamping down the muddy area where the treasure had lain, Mr. Pinkerton and my aunt pondered the next step.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

"I think most people will not know about the real UK treasures that are hiding in plain sight," she said.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The deposit, reputed to be the largest in Africa, is one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's hidden treasures -- which are at the centre of a global race for critical minerals.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Sometimes it takes a visitor or six million to remind folks of treasures in their own backyard.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

The sort of briny treasures that tend to accumulate after an enthusiastic trip to the olive bar.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

I go into Papa’s drawer and pick up the box where he kept his treasures.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

But like all magic tricks, everything was not quite as it seemed and moments later the treasured items returned.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Geoff is also a member of fan group The Murraynators, and has numerous Wimbledon stories about British tennis player Andy Murray as well as a treasured selfie with his hero.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

When my clients were displaced, they had treasured photos of deceased loved ones destroyed, lifesaving medication thrown away, and bikes and uniforms needed for work tossed into trash trucks.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

A speech by Woody assuring Forky that he’d be treasured forever, Stanton said, was “very attached to the growth of my life with my family.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Apple trees and pear trees, peach and cherry: Mr. Clutter’s orchard, the treasured assembly of fruit trees he had planted.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

She said this has led to her treasuring every moment with her sons.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

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

Like Rosenberg, the great champion of Willem de Kooning’s paintings, Schjeldahl was similarly enthralled with the Dutch immigrant, treasuring a simple abstraction the artist brushed on newsprint.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2022

“By treasuring more than ever the connections among people, sharing our pain and supporting each other, I hope from the bottom of my heart that we will overcome these hard times,” he said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 31, 2021

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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