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'dear by' is not grammatically correct in written English.
However, you can use the phrase "dearly beloved" in a formal context to refer to a group of people, such as in a wedding ceremony. For example, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of two hearts."
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Food was held dear by all members of the court with the exception of Queen Aigle.
"Is the Bottom Falling Out, Dear?" by Art Spiegelman, April 23 , 2001
7 1 ARE YOU HUNGRY, DEAR? by Doris Roberts with Danelle Morton.
Like no male columnist at The Post, Applebaum is regularly called "sweetie" and "dear" by commenters who disagree with her.
Memories, My Dear," by Debra A. Klein (June 9): Just a note of warning to those who collect match books.
Reforming public services has been held dear by most recent governments – and all have found it a struggle.
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DEAR FIRST LOVE, by Zoé Valdés.
— Dexter Filkins "Religion and the Decline of Magic," by Keith Thomas; "Rome," by Robert Hughes; "Eat the Document," by Dana Spiotta, "Dear Life," by Alice Munro; some Elmore Leonard.
Leaving those two little dears by the pond.
Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford, is a swift corrective to that end.
A depreciating real, which is oscillating around a 10-year low, pushes up inflation; it also makes Brazil's $230 billion dollar-denominated debt dearer by the day.
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