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Recent Examples of favorite son
Now, more than half a year later, Larson sat in the modest theater of a quirky museum, Winsted favorite son Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law, as Bronin delivered a public version of the private message.
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Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
The late queen’s favorite son is the first senior British royal to face arrest since King Charles I nearly 400 years ago.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
The 120-room property was previously inhabited by Queen Victoria’s favorite son, Arthur, as well as the Royal Army Chaplains.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
And if one thing is certain, this town — and this fan base — is ready to embrace its new favorite son.
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Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
The late queen’s favorite son is the first senior British royal to face arrest since King Charles I nearly 400 years ago.
—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
The 120-room property was previously inhabited by Queen Victoria’s favorite son, Arthur, as well as the Royal Army Chaplains.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
And if one thing is certain, this town — and this fan base — is ready to embrace its new favorite son.
—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for favorite son
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorite son
Noun
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Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Norway's crown prince, has been sentenced after being convicted of rape and domestic violence, in a case that has blemished his family's image.
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Epstein, the records show, tried to initiate a back-channel meeting between the Saudi crown prince and Qatar’s ex-prime minister.
Noun
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Markets may be used as stalking horses to extract more from other markets.
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As part of those filings, Red Lobster entered into a stalking horse purchase agreement pursuant to which Red Lobster will sell its business to an entity formed and controlled by its existing term lenders.
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