adore
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But the ambitious young women who adore them don’t really understand them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Those who adore Kurosawa’s unsettling earlier films may be thrown off by his new movie’s relatively muted approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“As a full-time solo RV woman I absolutely adore this!” one person wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Two nations who adore their football teams, meeting in 'Magic City'.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Don’t be that way. You’ll adore it, I promise. And when we get there, I’ll tell you everything.”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
While speaking to People in 2024, Towns revealed that he adores Woods for always showcasing her support at his basketball games.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
"Obviously everyone absolutely adores the babies here but it's called Happy Mums for a reason," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The 54-year-old fisherman from a small village in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, has been a superfan of the Argentine football team since the 1980s and adores superstar Lionel Messi.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Like Daphne, Patchett is married to an older man — also a doctor — whom she adores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Her one weakness is her horse Brio, whom she adores riding.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
“The Next Generation” ensemble featured some of TV’s most adored talent, including Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton, on a crew steered behind the scenes by Roddenberry himself.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
He was “smart as hell,” and adored his hometown of Atlanta, said his cousin She L. Robinson, a publicist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"He was devoted to his wife Michelle, immensely proud of his children Aron and Ffion, and adored being a grandfather to Oakley and Albie, " it said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I adored her from Day One; how could you not?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
She adored her brother and gave up everything—even marriage—to care for him.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Even so, there were signs the band would attract an adoring legion of fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
"I love color. I love painting. I love shapes. I love composition. I love the people all around me. I'm adoring it all. My legacy is in the hands of other people."
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Little is known about Graham—or, apparently, by Graham—and it’s not as if the state’s right wing was ever adoring of her late brother.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
On “Me Against the World,” that came in the form of “Dear Mama,” an adoring tribute to his mother, the activist and former Black Panther Afeni Shakur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If he isn't interested in his adoring fans, he isn't going to want a single thing to do with me.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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