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treasure

[trezh-er] / ˈtrɛʒ ər /




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Above all, Swanberg is interested in one strand of this knotty dilemma: how an ex turns from trash to treasure the minute someone else claims them from the dumpster.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

His appearance was moderated by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who called Huang an "American treasure."

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

She predated our overheated era of cable-news slapfights as a massive star and national treasure who never took herself too seriously.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

I know that entertainment giants whose works I treasure, from Martin Scorsese to Natasha Lyonne, are genuinely interested in the cinematic possibilities of A.I.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

The captain’s treasure chest stared back at them.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

As part of this cultural diplomatic exchange, the UK is lending France one of the British Museum's prize exhibits - treasures from the Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo burial.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Yet, while archaeologists have long focused on preserving these treasures, the people themselves were often forgotten.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Donchatz and her sister peeked into the cabin, pausing at the many original family treasures on display.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

“CBP is firmly committed to protecting America, and that includes our national treasures like Big Bend National Park.”

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

He high-stepped through the pluff mud, the hem of his pants rolled up to his knees, fishing for treasures.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Kyiv's Pochaina second-hand book market was also struck, wiping out hundreds of individual stalls and countless treasured tomes.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Hari Prasad Rimal returned to his home in the village of Devighat, hoping to recover treasured belongings -- not least some jewellery and cash.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Here are several Angelenos who’ve passed along treasured items to their neighbors freely using the groups.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

In December 2024, Mr. Lloyd lost another treasured collaborator, Zakir Hussain—his generation’s acknowledged master of tabla, the paired hand drums that are elemental to Indian music.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

He wanted to tidy up his mother’s flower garden, a treasured patch of disheveled foliage that grew beneath her bedroom window.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

"I hope you can now move on with your life, remembering the boys as you knew them, and treasuring the happy times you spent with them."

From BBC Apr. 11, 2025

Fill each pear with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle with honey, top with several grinds of pepper and eat immediately while treasuring the trees, the bees, summertime, life in general — all of it.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2023

The two are honorary starters for Sunday’s race - “Kurt will wave the green flag two-thousandths of a second after Ricky,” raceway president Kerry Tharp quipped - and will keep treasuring their moment.

From Washington Times May 12, 2023

Like Rosenberg, the great champion of Willem de Kooning’s paintings, Schjeldahl was similarly enthralled with the Dutch immigrant, treasuring a simple abstraction the artist brushed on newsprint.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2022

She takes the paper and holds it tightly in her fist, treasuring it.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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