coveting

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Coveting the fur trade, England seized New Netherland in 1664, lost it to the Dutch again in 1673, and finally regained it after the Third Anglo-Dutch War of 1674.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Coveting a Children’s Garden of Z’s Few preschoolers who watch the Sprout channel’s brilliant “Snooze-a-Thon” on Christmas Eve are likely to appreciate its startling genius as a piece of filmmaking.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2012

Coveting real estate is as close to a common genetic trait as New Yorkers have, a shared longing and lust for neighbors’ square footage and floor plans, wood-burning fireplaces and full river views.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2010

Coveting no such distinction, General Motors chiefs temporarily canceled a $107 per-car price increase that had been pending before the now-defunct Price Commission.

From Time Magazine Archive

Coveting the directorship as a way to build his own bureaucratic empire, Hoover concealed from Stone the extent of his role in domestic surveillance operations and promised to disband the intelligence division.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann