fond of
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The actor was in and out of colleges but studied acting and grew fond of Shakespeare, according to People.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Dennis Wilder, a former senior China analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, now at Georgetown University, describes Xi as a lifelong smoker, overweight, no fan of exercise—and a man long fond of a drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Bigelow, a Greenwich Village pharmacy that made the plastic headbands Bessette was so fond of, reported a 500% sales increase since 2023, and Selima Optique have rereleased the style Bessette wore because of popular demand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Food culture is inordinately fond of nonchalance: meals that are “almost too easy,” cakes that come together “in a snap.”
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Once Socrates, the great Athenian teacher, who lived hundreds of years, thousands, perhaps, after the mythological stories were first told, went on a walk with a young man he was fond of named Phaedrus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
