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covet

[kuhv-it] / ˈkʌv ɪt /


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For our presence to take hold, we must lay bare the emotions we covet so stubbornly, the emotions found in the look of those we love, of those we call family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Crucially, it has something most casual-dining chains covet: pricing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

All this puts it at the heart of Chinese and US economic interests and they actively covet it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

That has allowed the show to meet younger people where they are and to stay relevant with viewers in the 18-to-34 age bracket that advertisers covet.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Don't ever covet their use of the arcana.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

In effect, Spain is counting on a historical rival that covets its territory to protect that same territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Kyle Shanahan covets receivers who can separate, and that’s Concepcion’s specialty. It doesn’t hurt that he also returns punts. San Francisco’s 2025 return man, Skyy Moore, is now with the Packers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Beijing will likely have decided to play the role of peacemaker because the war in Iran jeopardises something Xi covets: stability.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark's defence minister said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

She sighs like I'm bothering her and it's an imposition for her to tell me, but I know she covets the attention.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Beyond the apartment itself, its coveted downtown location places its next owner within easy reach of some of Manhattan’s best-known neighborhoods and attractions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

On Monday, The Pitt could become this year's most decorated series at the Emmys, America's most coveted TV honours, with 25 nominations.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Wealthy South Koreans are another group of coveted tourists for Mallorcan businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

This is a plan-in-advance activity, because getting a coveted table at the luxe restaurant — which is small relative to the size of the museum — requires a reservation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

On every night that he did not catch fish he felt his dream recede before him and the strawberry farm he coveted moved further into the distance.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

But Fernandes is not one for coveting individual awards.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

It was expensive, but worth every penny — a beautiful, abstract rendering of the film’s themes, displayed in a bewitching graphic style I couldn’t get out of my mind after coveting the poster online.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Now he is vying for votes in a military-managed poll starting on Sunday, coveting the former seat of the country's best known political prisoner -- Aung San Suu Kyi.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

While these acquisition targets never came to fruition, the emails show Microsoft’s years of coveting Activision Blizzard leading up to its $69-billion proposed acquisition last January.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

She's spent years coveting rulership of Gens Veturia.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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