darling
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Ainsley has a reputation for being a festival darling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
When “It Ends” premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2025, it was not exactly the runaway darling of the year’s programming.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Her company was one of the first to invest in Chinese robotics darling Unitree, whose share price soared over 600 percent on its debut in Shanghai on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
At the time, the New Zealand-founded and Australia-listed maker of accounting software for small businesses wasn’t a market darling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“It's too late, my darling, too late,” he said.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
He also shot portraits of Hollywood darlings like Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball, plus action shots of musical legends Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson, to name a few.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Many of the market’s AI darlings, from Sandisk to Microsoft, then rallied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fast-casual restaurant stocks were the growth darlings of the postpandemic dining boom, but the past year has been a reality check.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
The "silver darlings", as they were known, brought wealth but it was the discovery of black gold in 1969 which transformed the city and the nation.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
“Be amusing, my little darlings, or you will wish you had.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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