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[dahr-ling] / ˈdɑr lɪŋ /


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A onetime “Cary Grantish darling of New York debutante balls,” Young pursued archaeology at Princeton and Columbia, joining the American School of Classical Studies in Athens in 1933.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Annie's mother, Angharad Evans, said her daughter was her "whole life", adding Annie would "always be my beautiful darling daughter, my amazing princess".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The former internet darling showed off its AI credentials with surging orders in its fiscal third-quarter earnings report late Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

It became a darling of the stock market in 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, surging almost 149% that year, FactSet data showed.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“Blessed Love! Am I wicked to be glad you are missing me? But if I hadn’t come away, I couldn’t have known you’d write me such darling letters, could I?”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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