cherished
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But he added that those two camps, once enemies during the American Revolution, “surely would be delighted that the wounds of war healed into the most cherished friendship.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
But L.A.’s most cherished landmarks belong to us and us alone, a secret you’re let in on if you live here long enough and pay attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
This planning includes the money you’re leaving to your cherished charitable causes: The more assets you can leave to beneficiaries as transfer-on-death or payable-on-death, the more of your estate will bypass probate.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Against the conventional wisdom that civil rights were fundamentally different from political rights, Black Americans insisted that both were vital to make real America’s most cherished constitutional ideals.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The small flame of hope that each of them cherished began to flicker and fade.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
