hold dear

“The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack and we won’t sit idle,” the governor declared in a statement.

The following passage in the Foreword should send chills up the spines of all Americans who value our Constitution and the freedoms we hold dear in our democracy:

For years I had set aside the writing goals I held dear and opted to put Rob and our blended family first, but in the quiet moments, I felt empty.

“To be able to go out there, be there for my team and for myself out there on Sundays is something that I hold dear to my heart,” Nacua said.

Not about her own career, exactly, but for the continuation of the medium of film, which she holds dear.