pet project
Example Sentences
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The White House has made fixing the chip maker its pet project, Robbie Whelan reports, and now the effort is beginning to pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
They’re people with enough money to buy a company outright just because they want a pet project.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
Questions were also raised about his abilities when his pet project e-Samsung collapsed in the dotcom bust.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
In the months that followed, Esquivias’ pet project grew into a series of what she called “reading picnics.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
That is one pet project of the Reverend’s: getting other Baptists to swallow the Apocrypha.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
