covet

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BHP still appears to covet Anglo’s sizeable copper portfolio, but Anglo’s merger with Teck unlocks synergies that BHP couldn’t, Hatch says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Someone who, perhaps, did not covet the presidency as much as he did.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

That is why they covet a salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

Still, the question is: Would Canada and Iceland want to take on the task of providing the social benefits that Greenlanders covet?

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

Nothing ever rode the Gytrash: it was always alone; and goblins, to my notions, though they might tenant the dumb carcasses of beasts, could scarce covet shelter in the commonplace human form.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë