darling
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The company was widely considered a "pandemic darling" as it benefited from a boom in online shopping during Covid lockdowns.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
In 1998, privately owned Seagram’s sold Tropicana to publicly traded Wall Street darling PepsiCo, and things quickly began to change.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
OpenAI’s lead in the AI race is slipping after spending years as Silicon Valley’s darling startup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Beyond Meat appeased Nasdaq regulators this past week by finally filing its 2025 annual report, but there’s still another matter the onetime alternative-protein darling has to deal with to keep its stock from being delisted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Then Mrs. Bucket said gently, “You mustn’t be too disappointed, my darling, if you don’t find what you’re looking for underneath that wrapper. You really can’t expect to be as lucky as all that.”
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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