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keen

Definition for keen

adjective as in sharp, piercing

adjective as in intelligent

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"There is a majority in parliament and that is the majority that is keen to avoid fresh elections," he said.

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"We need to be where the voters are," says Luke Evans a Conservative MP, shadow minister and keen Tik-Toker.

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“That’s just how his brain worked,” she says of his keen eye that transformed everyday ephemera into a valuable historical archive.

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The shop was packed on Saturday when Irish country legend Daniel O'Donnell dropped by, with hundreds of people keen to get their hands on his new album.

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But the England captain says he is no longer as keen on returning home as he once was, and would consider extending his stay in Bavaria.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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