cherish
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Hughes said the snails were "something to preserve and cherish like Egyptian artefacts".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Her expectation from the beginning was that I would cherish this gift and pass it on to my children, just as she had done when she passed it on to me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
My friends and my family, but especially my friends, are the people I cherish most in my life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
After Rangzen's death, the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, urged all Tibetans to "cherish" their lives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Not so much, no. Since the highway was built... most cars, they do not go this way now. I must cherish every customer I get.”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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Adams is a curious sort, a player Clarke cherishes but who has never evoked major support among the Tartan Army.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
It is a relationship he prizes and cherishes.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
And in a must-read essay, he writes that it’s a role he cherishes, but one that also has taken a physical, financial and mental toll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Not that every child cherishes a potato come Halloween.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Anatole cherishes it, and the astonishing fact that I was the first to tell him the shape of our world.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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“Barry Melrose was a beacon for our sport and will be forever cherished and remembered for his passion and love of the game of hockey,” the Kings said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
Devi has used many years’ worth of meager birthday savings to send away for college-admissions materials, which she has cherished “like secret and holy things” and stowed carefully under her cot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Parton became famous to a new generation not as a country singer or movie star but as “The Book Lady,” a designation she cherished.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
She pictured Grandfather, the blue-veined hands caressing the leather bindings, and she knew that he had not cherished his books with any thought of improving his sinful nature.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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Accepting that reality is helpful, as is cherishing what good moments they have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Although I love a classic recipe, I wanted baking inspiration that would make me rethink everything I knew about the ones I grew up cherishing.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
Her Taiwanese heritage and my Swedish background have cemented a foundation that grows and flourishes beyond all barriers, cherishing what SoCal and the world have to offer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 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
He didn’t grasp it yet—at least not consciously—but he no longer was, and he had a whole new set of fears to discover: the ones that come with cherishing someone you’re very likely to lose.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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