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While other nostalgic food brands have gone wild with gimmicks or leaned into flashy marketing, Spangler just keeps plugging away, making candy that everyone in America has adored for basically their entire lives.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

He was asked a few times about what his decision to play for the Saudi-backed golf league might do to his standing with a fan base that has adored him over the decades.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022

A geek hires a sleazy private eye to report on a woman he has adored since high school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

Planes are what he knows and has adored since childhood.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2018

His gods are not her gods—if he has adored another woman.

From The Spinster Book by Reed, Myrtle