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

Darbon said: "This is one of golf's most cherished and historic venues."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 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

Dodgers president Stan Kasten pointed to the popularity and excellence of the players, the cherished ballpark and the generational fan support as factors contributing to the top ranking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

She thought, Freedom’s a hard-bought thing, not bought with dust, but bought with all of oneself—the bones, the spirit and the flesh—and once obtained it had to be cherished, no matter what the cost.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry