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

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

He is thought to covet the role of chancellor, having spent many years advising Gordon Brown in the Treasury under New Labour.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

That’s the kind of steady, round-the-clock, clean supply that tech companies covet for their power-hungry data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 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

The Beni is of increasing interest to ranchers and soybean growers, who covet its open land and relatively good soil.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

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

Though she covets the comfort of home, Lynn knows she’ll be returning to something of a “Twilight Zone,” revisiting a landscape that is both familiar and permanently altered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025

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

The Simon Fraser University pipe band won the coveted title following the two-day event at Glasgow Green.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Dior’s Hardcore era, with pierced bags from 20 years ago that are still deeply coveted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Urchins usually retail somewhere between $15 and $20, but the coveted original version—the “Coike,” created by the Japanese company Hideup, and distributed in the U.S. by Spro Sports Professionals—can fetch hundreds on eBay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Among other armaments, the Mechernich special site is home to parts for US-made Patriot air-defence systems long coveted by Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

She is a fiend for aesthetics with an eye for fashion that is both unique and coveted, and provides her with a sizable income since her retirement from the ballet.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

She recalls coveting a particular 1960s-inspired trouser suit as a teenager.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

Flipping channels, you might find Mr. Kelce baring his arm for a Pfizer Covid-19 shot, Mr. Mahomes hollering in support of a State Farm promotion or Mr. Reid coveting some chicken “nuggies.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

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

I figured he’d choose the big ones—like her secretly saving up for three years in a row to buy him that expensive plane saw he was coveting over at Sears.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant