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"To the sister Republic of El Salvador, which has played a vital role in our fight against crime, dear President Bukele, I send you a huge, heartfelt hug," Fernandez told reporters at the inauguration.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

I have no children, and I’ve always planned for whatever I leave to go to my brother, a dear friend and a couple of charities I care about.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Kenya's President William Ruto, who had previously appeared in public with Chivayo, paid tribute to him as a "dear friend" and sent condolences to the families of those killed.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“They’re coming after one of the things that’s dear to my heart, which are the kids and this program that I’ve been working on for the past two years,” Valladares declared in an Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Below him, there was Glory, gripping the branch for dear life, and behind her Llewelyn.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“We didn’t keep that,” she said, “but I loved learning what Lydia would do if she could. ‘Eyes forward dears, we are not sitting comfortably in a class room.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

I would think to myself, Oh, my dears, if you could only see who you are speaking to and how hard they work.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024

He helped a few old dears over the threshold, didn't he?'

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023

By ingesting the chirpy little dears, Bergenkind seeks to internalize the little guys’ sunny joyfulness.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2016

“Aye, I wonder which she will. Poor little dears, how glad they will be to come. They are very fond of being at Hartfield, Harriet.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Meanwhile, what got cheaper diverged sharply from what got dearer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

"We bring our children and teenagers alongside us so they can see military training, and whenever our leader, dearer than our lives, gives the command, we will all come to the field," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

"You can give away lots of points, but if you're £5 dearer than your competitor, people will swap anyway."

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

“The freedom I had before the money was paid was dearer to me,” Ms. Jacobs wrote.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

But it is done; we are reconciled, dearer, much dearer, than ever, and no moment’s uneasiness can ever occur between us again.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

"My dearest wish is that the decision encourages other women who up until now have not had the courage to take this step," Lainault said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

"It is truly my dearest wish that this opens the way for other women who might not have dared until now," the 59-year-old, who lives in Anglet in southwestern France, said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

It’s a recipe that’s meant to be shared and enjoyed with your dearest loved ones.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

Two of my dearest friends travel under ethnically neutral names that their parents changed from obviously Jewish ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

But by their fearsome wills he kept his throne in dearest Thebes, all through his evil days, while she descended to the place of Death, god of the locked and iron door.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer