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doted upon



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Otherwise, you trust how intensely Del Toro has doted upon every detail.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

He’s been well-educated in this bunker, even doted upon by all of these adults — his parents and the few others they allowed to come with them.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2024

Since then, Zhang said he regularly saw David Brown out for walks with his two large dogs, who he doted upon.

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2023

An extended support network of relatives close and distant meant someone who doted upon the infant was rarely far away.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2021

You know how kind your mother was to him—I may say, how she doted upon him.

From Valerie by Marryat, Frederick



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