fondness

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The Times followed up with a report on Hovater’s fondness for “Seinfeld,” his wedding registry at Target, four cats and Midwestern manners that would, as reporter Richard Fausset wrote, “please anyone’s mother.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

While Mr. Mars has always been known for his fondness for retro textures, the new album takes this tendency to the extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

According to a previous listing for the property, it boasts three structures—a massive main residence and two guest cottages—offering a compound that’s ideal for those with a fondness for hosting large groups of guests.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Another attraction was a fondness - some might say daftness - for asking all sorts of people to come along and DJ.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Disease and malnutrition, not to mention the biting winter that year, which Ridgeway himself remembered without fondness, claimed thousands.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead