as in to care (for)
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Sara also enjoys photographing sports.—
Sara Diggins,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026 -
No one enjoys wearing stiff denim—especially not when you’re wedged into a middle seat at 35,000 feet or navigating cobblestone streets for hours on end.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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Barnes & Noble’s purchase of distressed local shops in Denver and San Francisco has been bittersweet for book lovers in those cities, who may resent the chain but relish the preservation of their local institutions.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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Berkett plans to relish every second of it.—
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rahman is a security software engineer and likes to study disinformation patterns.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Eleanor’s view Trump has never liked a loser.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Nearly fifty per cent of participants preferred the texts written by artificial intelligence.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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Trump has never appreciated multilateral alliances and organizations, preferring their bilateral counterparts instead.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Toward the end, Chino started feeling the rock & roll energy and leapt offstage, crowd-surfing into adoring fans.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum Santal Blush isn’t the only Tom Ford scent that Taylor adores.—
Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some teams that fancy themselves as Super Bowl contenders in 2026 have already made big moves ahead of the new league year.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Brian would ask him as a homosexual thing—a good-looking boy who Brian fancied.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Feb. 2026
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December 22 – January 19 This afternoon favors careful words and precise timing.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Many other strategies exist, from being forced to reverse the argument of an essay to favor the other side, to interviewing strangers for an assignment and including their quotes.—
Gayle Rogers,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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It was selected for planting because of the sparse natural regeneration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Cotton (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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