pet project
Example Sentences
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They’re people with enough money to buy a company outright just because they want a pet project.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
In the months that followed, Esquivias’ pet project grew into a series of what she called “reading picnics.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The trail of damage from Patterson’s pet project includes money fights, family estrangement and bitter fallouts as friends turned on each other amid efforts to debunk or defend the footage over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The Mayan Train is a pet project of López Obrador to build a tourist train around the Yucatan peninsula.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024
He seemed to notice me wherever I went too, and soon I became his pet project.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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