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appetite

[ap-i-tahyt] / ˈæp ɪˌtaɪt /


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However Finucane added that this can be "undone very quickly whenever there is a momentum and an appetite to reopen and pull and push and poke at some very, very difficult and deep wounds".

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Unchecked real estate growth in Phoenix, and the appetite of California farmers for alfalfa -- a lucrative, highly water-intensive crop that feeds livestock -- are both sucking up resources.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Theater, in other words, that was creating a sense of belonging and not simply stoking an appetite for consuming.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

We had no appetite for either extreme heat or cold, so we moved to a place where it’s springtime all the time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

I was eating with better appetite than I had had in ages when I noticed that a fourth course had appeared, with unobtrusive magic, at my elbow: mushrooms.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

It will be a reminder of what food media can offer when it chooses to nourish more than our appetites.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Williams said his staff were baking about 400 Welsh cakes a day to keep up with diners' appetites.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Still, for those with smaller appetites, the company now offers minidoughnuts, including Mother’s Day versions in May.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

“The Beast in Me” “Recent trends suggest this race might come down to voters’ appetites for bleak British miniseries.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Then the scanty supply of food was distressing: with the keen appetites of growing children, we had scarcely sufficient to keep alive a delicate invalid.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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