favorite son

noun

Definition of favorite sonnext
as in crown prince

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Recent Examples of favorite son That memory resurfaced with the news Wednesday that Swift’s fiance, Chiefs tight end and a Cleveland favorite son Travis Kelce, has joined the Guardians’ ownership group as a minority investor. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 Even if not, Greenfield faithful are expected to go and cheer their new favorite son. — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for favorite son
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  1. crown prince
  2. stalking horse
Noun
  • Norway’s crown prince ascends to the throne after the death of his father, King Harald V.
    — Violet Jira, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Born in 1937, his life was marked by war, exile, his love for the commoner Sonja, his long apprenticeship as crown prince, and, finally, more than three decades on the throne.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of crown prince
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  • The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Markets may be used as stalking horses to extract more from other markets.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of stalking horse

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