Some losses arrive with a weight that resists language, even for someone as seasoned, resilient, and publicly visible as Miranda Lambert. This one did not come with drama or suddenness. It came as the closing of a long companionship—fifteen years shared with a small, steady presence who had witnessed nearly every chapter of her adult life. Cher, Lambert’s longtime chihuahua companion, has died. The loss is deeply personal, not only because of time passed, but because of how fully that time was lived together. Cher was there through tours and transitions, triumphs and quiet evenings, moments of celebration and stretches...
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