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cherish

[cher-ish] / ˈtʃɛr ɪʃ /


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“And when you think it matters to someone, you cherish it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Hughes said the snails were "something to preserve and cherish like Egyptian artefacts".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Many of the special things our northern neighbors cherish, we in the U.S. can also count as our own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The singer unknowingly provided the soundtrack for that "first drive home that every parent cherishes".

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

It is a relationship he prizes and cherishes.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

In an era that cherishes rags-to-success tales of talent and grit, Cheney’s humble and rocky start goes surprisingly unremarked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

Not that every child cherishes a potato come Halloween.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

“We believe in a God who gives peace and cherishes it,” she says.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

“Everybody to Kenmure Street” is the ultimate what-did-I-miss movie, a life-affirming corrective, his respectful curiosity and everyone’s cherished memories in singular harmony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a statement announcing her death on Wednesday, Dame Esther's family paid tribute to the "most wonderful mother" and "cherished grandmother" whose compassion would live on through her charities.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

There’s also a physical reason people don’t remove cherished items from their past.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"The Devil's Arrows are deeply cherished by local communities, and we're delighted that this discovery adds a new chapter to their story."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

In many families, she had learned, one dress such as these would be handed down through three generations as a cherished possession.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Unlike before, when I had been rushing to my appointment, I walked a bit more slowly, cherishing the sun as it grazed my skin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Accepting that reality is helpful, as is cherishing what good moments they have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

"I think the fact that the world holds us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing and taking advantage of at the same time," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025

What keeps the story sweet is the chemistry between Cannavale and Fitzgerald, who build a bond worth cherishing.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

When it was my turn, he looked at me intensely, as if he was trying to tell me that he was giving me something worth cherishing.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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