dear
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I have no children, and I’ve always planned for whatever I leave to go to my brother, a dear friend and a couple of charities I care about.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
"She brought joy to all who met her and that's certainly a memory that holds dear to me and many within this community," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“They’re coming after one of the things that’s dear to my heart, which are the kids and this program that I’ve been working on for the past two years,” Valladares declared in an Instagram post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"I think of you, dear families, who, despite the many difficulties you face each day, persevere courageously in your vocation and mission," Pope Leo said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Oh, he knows you, dear boy! And one day, you will know him too.”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
“We didn’t keep that,” she said, “but I loved learning what Lydia would do if she could. ‘Eyes forward dears, we are not sitting comfortably in a class room.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
I would think to myself, Oh, my dears, if you could only see who you are speaking to and how hard they work.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024
He helped a few old dears over the threshold, didn't he?'
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023
By ingesting the chirpy little dears, Bergenkind seeks to internalize the little guys’ sunny joyfulness.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2016
“Do not try to follow me, my dears, if you value your sanity.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Meanwhile, what got cheaper diverged sharply from what got dearer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the Hungarian countryside, activism often comes at a price, some dearer than others, as campaigners in Jaszfenyszaru can attest.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
But in 2023, artists also took another step in reclaiming aspects of our humanity and holding them a little dearer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
“The freedom I had before the money was paid was dearer to me,” Ms. Jacobs wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
It was dearer to her than her kin, better than a lover, wiser than a book.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
"It is truly my dearest wish that this opens the way for other women who might not have dared until now," the 59-year-old, who lives in Anglet in southwestern France, said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Hayden was one of my dearest and closest friends that I loved and cared about for the last 8 years,” Zach said in his statement to TMZ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Oscar-winning actress and Wednesday star Catherine Zeta-Jones led the tributes to Bonnie Tyler earlier this month, saying her heart was "broken" with the news that "our dearest Bonnie Tyler has passed away".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s a recipe that’s meant to be shared and enjoyed with your dearest loved ones.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
And to himself he said, “O dearest of friends, for want of you I cannot eat, I cannot drink.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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