cherished

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"We wish him the best in his future, both on and off the court. He will always be a cherished member of the Lakers family."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Many years ago, when I was a newbie newspaper reporter in the Boston Globe’s Washington bureau, one of my colleagues, Tom Oliphant, gave me a tip that I’ve cherished ever since.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

This one embraces two of the South’s most cherished cornbread traditions: a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet and bacon drippings.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Another finds nothing common in the common eider, with its cherished but endangered down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In many families, she had learned, one dress such as these would be handed down through three generations as a cherished possession.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare