appetite
Example Sentences
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In a sign of the market’s growing appetite for risk, shares of Allbirds rocketed 352% higher for the week after the struggling shoe company announced a pivot to artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
GLP-1 medications reduce appetite and food intake, while FGF21 increases metabolic activity, helping the body burn more energy and lose weight.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Against that backdrop, the Fed has held interest rates steady at its last two meetings, and officials have signaled little appetite to cut.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
That demand, he suggested, is less about specific cultural moments - such as space missions or science-fiction references - and more about a general appetite for unfamiliarity and escape.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
She lingered in her bunk throughout the month-long journey to San Francisco, with no appetite for food, much less adventure.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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