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He didn’t, but regulars, karaoke lovers and fans have fond memories of him there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mamdani said he invited Trump, who is in town for the United Nations General Assembly, after the president had expressed in previous meetings that he had fond memories of visiting Gracie Mansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
With fond memories of living in the condo complex in his 20s, the 43-year-old public employee decided to buy a two-bedroom unit, sight unseen, for $260,000 in July 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Despite the initial despondency of the home fans, the volume was turned back up when the American pair were given a fond farewell - with everyone left wondering what the future holds for them both.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“It wasn’t at first, but it is now. I’ve grown fond of the library and the scientific instruments.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Ingredients: Veal, sweetbread, calf's brains, ox palates, mushrooms, fonds d'artichauds, cocks' combs, eggs, Parmesan, bread crumbs.
From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Mrs. W. G. Waters
Cold pheasant, boned turkey, fonds d'artichaut, bottled asparagus d'Argenteuil, cakes and wine jellies, with champagne to top it all off.
From I Walked in Arden by Jack Crawford
In alienating the capital, they might stipulate à fonds perdu, as they thought best.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
I really believe," Mrs. Westgate continued, "that the most charming girl in the world is a Boston superstructure upon a New York fonds; or perhaps a New York superstructure upon a Boston fonds.
From An International Episode by Henry James
Cook two ox palates as in the last recipe, then take equal quantities of veal steak, sweetbread, calf's brains, equal quantities of mushrooms, fonds d'artichauds, and cocks' combs.
From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Mrs. W. G. Waters
Those fonder of Hawthorne the magical realist will have plenty to appreciate as well, not least of which that Donatello’s true ancestry—whether human or faun—is never definitively established.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Growing fonder and fonder of Maude, Harold shares with her that when he isn’t attending funerals for fun, he likes to go to demolition sites and scrap yards.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
You can sit this one out, and see if absence makes the sisters grow fonder of each other.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
But, hey, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
His voice softens when he talks about her—he is no longer the toughened leader of this compound, but an old man, reflecting on some fonder past.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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If eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes in the company of Tony the Tiger is one of your fondest childhood memories, then you already know everything you need to know about the breakfast-cereal business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
One of the album's highlights, it's essentially the Madonna origin story - and one of her fondest memories.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
In her fondest hopes, the commemoration of Global Beatles Day presents an annual opportunity for recommitting ourselves to the band’s ideals, which McCartney sagely explained in the “Anthology” documentary series.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
In your fondest dreams, what would you do if you could join the animals?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
I have nothing but the fondest memories of growing up in a zoo.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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