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Recent Examples of favorite son
The home team paid tribute to their favorite son on Saturday (Aug. 16) when the Aston Villa Football Club remembered Ozzy Osbourne while hosting their Premier League opener against Newcastle United at Villa Park.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
The cake honors Louisville's favorite son, Muhammad Ali.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Monday marked the return of Portland’s favorite son, as Lillard met with the media to discuss an earlier-than-anticipated homecoming.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 22 July 2025
New England’s favorite son delivered a stunner at the TPC River Highlands, capping off the finish in oppressive heat with a 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th and the 6-footer at the end.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
The cake honors Louisville's favorite son, Muhammad Ali.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Monday marked the return of Portland’s favorite son, as Lillard met with the media to discuss an earlier-than-anticipated homecoming.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 22 July 2025
New England’s favorite son delivered a stunner at the TPC River Highlands, capping off the finish in oppressive heat with a 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th and the 6-footer at the end.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorite son
Noun
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In his Time interview, Trump claimed that Saudi Arabia—whose crown prince will reportedly visit the White House next month—would normalize relations with Israel by the end of the year.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
24 Oct. 2025
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And even more telling, so did Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, and Mohamed bin Zayed, leader of the United Arab Emirates, without whose billions, Gaza won’t be rebuilt.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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