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fondness

[fond-nis] / ˈfɒnd nɪs /


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"Maybe junk food is good," added Trump, who his known for his fondness for burgers, steak and Diet Coke.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“It was a way of broadcasting that nobody here in Nicaragua had. The people of my generation remember him with fondness and still value the work he did.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Clutton-Brock has joked that his most important discovery was meerkats’ fondness for hard-boiled egg.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Today many of us are as likely to be disorientated by his fondness for folklore and myth, his assumptions about religion and social order, and his immersion in the conventions of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

True social contact across the races was well nigh impossible, yet within the confines of their offices, relationships cultivated over intense days and long years blossomed into respect, fondness, and even friendship.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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