pride and joy
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It could engender pride and joy at your stealthy maneuvers, indifference, resentment or using the friendship as collateral for a loan.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
The almost-daily barrages, paired with the cold snap, have put lives at risk and created an unprecedented threat for Ivannikov's pride and joy: a collection of almost 4,000 species.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Mother Megan said Edward was her "pride and joy" and he had achieved milestones she never thought possible.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
“That is sort of my pride and joy, I think the best piece of work I’ve done,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Next to it, his pride and joy hung framed on the wall: a signed Missy Elliott poster that he’d gotten for Christmas the previous year.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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