darling

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Micron, a recent darling of the semiconductor industry, is now on a nasty six-day losing streak, which has erased about one-quarter of its value.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Cursor became a Silicon Valley darling by ushering in what insiders call the “vibe-coding” era—basically allowing non-engineers to build software, apps or websites without knowing how to write a line of C or Python.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Team Italy became an unlikely darling of the WBC, sweeping the opening round and upsetting the U.S. to become one of three undefeated teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Southern California defense tech darling Anduril Industries has struck a deal to buy Orange County space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

I wonder how best to explain our situation to my darling little six-year-old cousin.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar