cherished
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Diana had made her two cherished boys promise to always stand by one other, but almost 30 years after her death they are no longer talking.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Spain's cherished tourist hotspot of Granada was in shock on Saturday after a rare 5.0-magnitude earthquake woke residents in the middle of the night and damaged buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
O'Meara said he was "deeply saddened" by Montgomery's death, calling him a "cherished friend and tireless supporter of MND NSW".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
While several albums by the Band have become cherished parts of the classic rock canon, Levon never raked in big money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Odessa was hardly the only town that nurtured football and cherished it and went crazy over it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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