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Which one of these is not one of Maria's favorite things in The Sound of Music?

favorite

[fay-ver-it, fayv-rit] / ˈfeɪ vər ɪt, ˈfeɪv rɪt /




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A lot of famous faces also pop up along the way—it’s casting as namedropping, Hollywood’s favorite pastime—but few of them register as fleshed-out characters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Heaton: One of my favorite films for a while was “Lucky Number Slevin.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

What’s your favorite spot for an afternoon drink?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

One of my favorite Chicago breakfast spots recently changed the way it serves Texas toast.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Which, as one of my favorite people, she was entitled to receive.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

As the book moves across history and demonstrates how the internet has completely upended the binary, they also show what hasn’t changed about the way fans relate to their favorites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

I’ll be sharing some of my favorites over the coming weeks, but a pot of soup in the fridge can quietly carry several lunches without asking much of you.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

She didn’t protest; she simply sang what she wanted anyway: classical favorites such as Schubert’s “Ave Maria” and spirituals including “Heav’n, Heav’n.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sometimes they make you feel good—one of my favorites was about the NHL player living in a Connecticut family’s basement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Big Ma outdid herself cooking up all of Uncle Darnell’s favorites.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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