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I had met with Zack a couple of months ago at her burned-out property, where she had cherished her garden, her courtyard, and the rambling flow of the 100-year-old Mediterranean-revival home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, his agent said it was "a privilege to be a part of his creative journey" - and said he had "cherished his time portraying Charlie Slater".

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Khashoggi’s fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, shares the pair’s correspondences, which paint a touching portrait of Khashoggi as a man who had cherished finding companionship after a difficult separation from his family.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2020

“There was a knock on the door,” she testified, telling jurors she had already changed into a white nightgown, a family heirloom from Italy she had cherished.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2020

A simple but unusual thing, it had been a gift from Kira’s father, and Katrina had cherished it as a kind of talisman.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry