favorite son

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for favorite son
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The stalking horse bid is subject to better offers should any materialize in the coming weeks.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025

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“Favorite son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorite%20son. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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