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darling

[dahr-ling] / ˈdɑr lɪŋ /


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Michael Brush listed various factors that could support a continuing bull market for technology stocks, while adding a warning about one particular Big Tech darling.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Frozen puff pastry is something of a foodie darling, but deservedly so.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

The summer I turned 39, my husband and I moved from Brooklyn to a darling little village in upstate New York.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

Commenting on Daheley's Instagram post on Tuesday, Ball said: "Love you Tina. Class act darling girl. I can highly recommend the later start to your day."

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

“But won’t they hurt him, the poor darling? Throwing things at him like that? If I were his mother, I would be afraid for my son.”

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Some tech companies linked to AI infrastructure returned to the form Tuesday that has made them investor darlings for months.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

It made me kill some of my darlings and really focus on what I want this sampler platter to be.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

However such a shift within the market may mean problems for current investor darlings.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

The "silver darlings", as they were known, brought wealth but it was the discovery of black gold in 1969 which transformed the city and the nation.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

And because when she’d been in Endovier, the allies she’d made hadn’t been the darlings of the overseers, but the ones the overseers had hated most.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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