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He wrote: "Jeffrey Archer was a dear friend and an extraordinary human being. His gift for storytelling was matched by his wit, warmth and boundless energy. Life was never dull in Jeffrey's company."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The author himself was conflicted about her, writing Cathy as a dangerous beauty incapable of empathy in his book, yet expressing how dear she was to him in letters to his editor, Pascal Covici.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 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

"I think of you, dear families, who, despite the many difficulties you face each day, persevere courageously in your vocation and mission," Pope Leo said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

When my dear cousin Rafi died, she took to her bed for the longest time.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

“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

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

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2016

My dears, I was quite exhausted just reading it.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2012

“And we, my dears, everything we are and ever will be are just a twinkle in her eye,” Chacko said grandly, lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

In the Hungarian countryside, activism often comes at a price, some dearer than others, as campaigners in Jaszfenyszaru can attest.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 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

“The dearest things of all to them are fantastic goals, much more important than their daily bread.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

Even the non-thriller themes — female friendship, aging, ageism, admitting the truth about oneself to oneself and one’s dearest, the invigorating effects of danger — are explicitly expressed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The 43-year-old said his pug, called Alan Shearer after the ex-England football captain, was his "dearest friend" and "guardian angel".

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Kitty, I sound like someone who’s in love and can talk about nothing but her dearest darling.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank