as in darlings
a person with whom one is in love
I love you, dear
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Noun
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The reversal of fortunes is all the more striking, Moser and others say, because software stocks were Wall Street darlings in the years before AI’s ascent.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026 -
As investors have witnessed capital shifting out of concentrated, high-valuation Mag 7 darlings, Dow constituents have enjoyed inflows as investors flock towards broader, higher-quality and inexpensive blue chips.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The high school sweethearts moved to Cape Cod full time about 18 years ago after Jerry Boucher retired from Connecticut Natural Gas.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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The couple are middle school sweethearts, having met in their home state of North Carolina.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Dears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dears. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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