dearer
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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
She writes, “I have found the paintings”—clearly she didn’t have them hanging up—and they are now even dearer to me.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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