sweetheart
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Dolly Parton — the “queen of country,” benevolent ruler of Dollywood and America’s true sweetheart — died at age 80 last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Steven, now 35 and married to his high school sweetheart with a toddler, is a partner at Arena Capital, a small real-estate private-equity firm that invests in the Hudson Valley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He’s married to his childhood sweetheart, has three adorable sons and a picture of his mother tattooed on his back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He married his college sweetheart, with whom he would have triplet sons, and joined Exxon as a research engineer in Tulsa, Okla., in 1963.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Sí, there is Rafael. He works in the automobile tire store next to Lucky’s garage. He has no sweetheart now.”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
The college sweethearts divorced in 1976, but according to Catherine — who was around 5 when her parents split — they remained “best friends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
People also meet their sweethearts in college or at jobs that require similar qualifications.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026
"It's here that we still meet our sweethearts, that we swap our numbers scribbled on little bits of paper," says fisherman Paulin Agbokounou.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Everyone taking part has a story to tell, and they are always incredibly relatable - from bickering teenage sweethearts Fin and Sioned, to mother and son Caroline and Tom.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
“Listen, I’d better hurry up and start turning myself into adorable old Mother Paula. Can one of you sweethearts please fetch my suitcase out of the limo?”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
