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eager

[ee-ger] / ˈi gər /


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Eager to do more work with data analytics, McCardel joined Palantir in 2014.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Eager fans have pre-saved the band's tenth album, Arirang, more than five million times on Spotify - the highest number ever achieved by a K-Pop group.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Eager to protect their own profession, male practitioners—from physicians to male midwives—portrayed women as ignorant and sure to do harm or, conversely, possessed of “dangerous” knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Eager to seize the moment, I called and invited her out for a date that same weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Eager to oblige, Reverend Hosack would boast about how bright Elizabeth was and how well she was doing, but her father would only sigh.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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