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Dior designer Jonathan Anderson appeared keener than most to take some risks.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

The magic is unique and often biological—many characters have mental or physical enhancements that give them perfect memory or keener senses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

What they were keener to talk about was life in Henderson, a city they’d lived in and loved for a long time now—including for the MMA connection.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

And she said politicians were keener on "protecting newts" than changing rules making it easier to build.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

Arthur had found that this made people keener on fighting in the new way of Right, if they had to tell about it afterwards.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White