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It’s actually our Mother’s Day tradition and very dear to my heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Little did she know, she’d be “holding on for dear life” on the rocky ferry from Naxos to Milos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Very sad news of the death of Bill Oddie: birder, comedian, musician, artist and environmental campaigner, and dear friend and colleague to me and many others," Moss wrote, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Your stepmother might say: “Of course, my dear, that makes perfect sense. I appreciate you telling me in advance.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

And that, dear reader, is a story I fear you are not yet ready to hear.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

“We didn’t keep that,” she said, “but I loved learning what Lydia would do if she could. ‘Eyes forward dears, we are not sitting comfortably in a class room.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

I would think to myself, Oh, my dears, if you could only see who you are speaking to and how hard they work.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024

"Goodbye my dears... You will all go home... You will be together," Nouman says, waving a bandaged hand.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2023

By ingesting the chirpy little dears, Bergenkind seeks to internalize the little guys’ sunny joyfulness.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2016

Snatching the paper, I spoke in a monotone: You have helped me so much over these past few years, I just can't thank you enough, you wonderful dears.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Meanwhile, what got cheaper diverged sharply from what got dearer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

"We bring our children and teenagers alongside us so they can see military training, and whenever our leader, dearer than our lives, gives the command, we will all come to the field," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

But in 2023, artists also took another step in reclaiming aspects of our humanity and holding them a little dearer.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023

“The freedom I had before the money was paid was dearer to me,” Ms. Jacobs wrote.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

‘He is dead,’ said Éomer, ‘but he bade me say farewell to Éowyn, dearer than daughter. He lies now in great honour in the Citadel of Gondor.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Even the non-thriller themes — female friendship, aging, ageism, admitting the truth about oneself to oneself and one’s dearest, the invigorating effects of danger — are explicitly expressed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

It’s a recipe that’s meant to be shared and enjoyed with your dearest loved ones.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

She said the death had "shattered our family" and that her sister was the "dearest and most innocent member".

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

As long as you and your wife have enough set aside for retirement, keep living the dream and passing it along to your nearest and dearest.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

But when she threw her arms around him and coaxed him, “Father, dearest, let me be like Diana,” he would yield and she would be off to the deep woods, blissful in her freedom.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton