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Recent Examples of favorite son
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
The iconic symbol is a tribute to Lubbock’s favorite son, musician Buddy Holly.
—Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Andrew was the Queen's favorite son.
—Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Kerry will be called that because Massachusetts’ less than favorite son received an honorary knighthood a week ago by King Charles III for Sir John’s contribution to saving the planet as Joe Biden’s Climate Czar.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
The iconic symbol is a tribute to Lubbock’s favorite son, musician Buddy Holly.
—Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Andrew was the Queen's favorite son.
—Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Kerry will be called that because Massachusetts’ less than favorite son received an honorary knighthood a week ago by King Charles III for Sir John’s contribution to saving the planet as Joe Biden’s Climate Czar.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorite son
Noun
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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.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Many in the former crown prince’s camp take a sharply antagonistic stance toward the rest of the opposition.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Per the agreement, Applebee's will act as the stalking horse bidder, a term for an entity that sets the minimum sale price for assets during bankruptcy sales, per Washington, D.C. law firm Jones Day.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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After the buildings were put into bankruptcy last year, Summit offered to buy dozens of buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx and Queens in the form of a stalking horse bid, meaning the transaction is subject to potentially better offers at auction.—
Jonathan Randles,
Bloomberg,
6 Jan. 2026
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