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eager

[ee-ger] / ˈi gər /


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Jodian remembers her son as a happy child, eager to learn, but she suspected something was wrong when Daejaun's behaviour changed in his early teens.

From BBC

Americans are understandably anxious about artificial intelligence, and politicians are eager to assuage their fears before the midterm elections.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite their eager embrace of AI technology as a whole, police departments remain opaque about many specific acquisitions, often shielding their contracts with private capital from public scrutiny.

From Salon

I was eager to get on a kayak, but learned that the state park no longer loaned them out.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 1970s witnessed just such a wage-price spiral, and the Fed is eager to avoid a repeat.

From Barron's