avid
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But when Lee shared her frustrations with her graduate school adviser, noted author and avid gardener Jamaica Kincaid, she got the encouragement she needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
You can’t figure out the impact of a Social Security reduction without first knowing where you are now — a step most people have not yet taken if they are not avid financial planners.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
He's an "avid" concertgoer but has "never experienced this issue before".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
An avid singer in her school choir, she avoided detection of her progressive hearing loss by closely following the director.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
I have found many Readers more interested in what I wear than in what I think, more avid to know how I do it than in what I do.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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