favorite son

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Recent Examples of favorite son And of course, Bruce Springsteen and Nas to add a little additional Tri-State perspective to this documentary portrait of Long Island’s favorite son. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 July 2025 New England’s favorite son delivered a stunner at the TPC River Highlands, capping off the finish in oppressive heat with a 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th and the 6-footer at the end. Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025 Burt Reynolds Jupiter’s favorite son, who passed away in 2018 at age 82, lived all over the area, including his former ranch, museum and dinner theater. The Palm Beach Post, USA Today, 11 June 2025 The crowd gave its favorite son a standing ovation. Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for favorite son
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Noun
  • The who’s who of US business and finance lined up to meet Kuwait’s crown prince in New York this week, including the bosses of BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, and senior executives from Microsoft and Alphabet.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • After failing to secure one from the Biden administration, the Saudi crown prince issued an explicit warning that the kingdom’s patience with Washington might be running thin.
    Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out.
    Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 June 2025

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“Favorite son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorite%20son. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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