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Lynch was fond of the straightforwardness of a diner, and he considered them to be ideal for creative thinking and work meetings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Advisers are also fond of what they call “tilting,” favoring growth or value based on their view of which style seems more attractive at the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

He has fond memories of working to provide “internships for underprivileged kids in the hospitality business” and other charitable projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

“I shall wear my royal costume again in the morning, to board whatever magnificent ship bound for England the clerk has booked passage on,” she thought, giving the cherub a fond pat on the cheek.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

I really believe," Mrs. Westgate continued, "that the most charming girl in the world is a Boston superstructure upon a New York fonds; or perhaps a New York superstructure upon a Boston fonds.

From An International Episode by Henry James

The fonds, in a word, are very tiresome.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

Cold pheasant, boned turkey, fonds d'artichaut, bottled asparagus d'Argenteuil, cakes and wine jellies, with champagne to top it all off.

From I Walked in Arden by Jack Crawford

Nat., fonds latin, No. 4270, fol. 138-9, 213.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

Some day, said our colleague, the infernal genius who directed those intrigues and le bailleur de fonds will be known.

From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Robert Grant

Those fonder of Hawthorne the magical realist will have plenty to appreciate as well, not least of which that Donatello’s true ancestry—whether human or faun—is never definitively established.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Growing fonder and fonder of Maude, Harold shares with her that when he isn’t attending funerals for fun, he likes to go to demolition sites and scrap yards.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026

You can sit this one out, and see if absence makes the sisters grow fonder of each other.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025

A shorter distance apparently makes the heart grow fonder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

His voice softens when he talks about her—he is no longer the toughened leader of this compound, but an old man, reflecting on some fonder past.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

One of the album's highlights, it's essentially the Madonna origin story - and one of her fondest memories.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

In her fondest hopes, the commemoration of Global Beatles Day presents an annual opportunity for recommitting ourselves to the band’s ideals, which McCartney sagely explained in the “Anthology” documentary series.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

In your fondest dreams, what would you do if you could join the animals?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Sir Billy has now released four limited edition works under his Born On A Rainy Day series, recalling some of the fondest memories from his life.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

I have nothing but the fondest memories of growing up in a zoo.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel