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Having helped give ramen and Korean cuisine the fine-dining treatment over the last 20 years, David Chang of Momofuku understands the stakes when working with foods that people hold dear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

That’s diversity, the melting pot, the freedom we hold dear to be whatever we are.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

He warned of a risk of "far-reaching consequences for the principles of democracy and rule of law which the Pakistani people hold dear".

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

And all this poses some of the biggest questions about who we are and what we hold dear.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Perhaps the most important question one would need to ask of oneself is, Do I hold dear these things?

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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