whet

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The report added that Lukoil's foreign assets had also whetted the appetite of US investment company Carlyle and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IHC.

From Barron's

While just a sampling, the show whets one’s appetite.

From The Wall Street Journal

That ritual whetted his curiosity about his nation’s native spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The swathes of fertile farmland in Sudan, Africa's third-largest country and a potential agricultural breadbasket, have whetted the appetite of the desert Gulf countries across the Red Sea.

From Barron's

But the 37-year-old was ringside to watch Wardley's win against friend and training partner Parker - and that might have whet his appetite.

From BBC