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All this puts it at the heart of Chinese and US economic interests and they actively covet it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

United also covet England's Elliot Anderson, although the Nottingham Forest player would prefer to join Manchester City.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Obviously, Ohtani — who came into the season appearing to really covet the Cy Young award — is capable of multidimensional greatness.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

That has allowed the show to meet younger people where they are and to stay relevant with viewers in the 18-to-34 age bracket that advertisers covet.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

He continued to gaze at the picture: the longer he looked, the firmer he held it, the more he seemed to covet it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

In effect, Spain is counting on a historical rival that covets its territory to protect that same territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark's defence minister said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

And that vigilance, says Mr Murphy, now director of veterans and families at the Forces Employment Charity, is precisely the sort of instinct the cybersecurity industry covets.

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

Elsbeth’s jewelry is typically pared back, but she covets an $11-million flamingo brooch on display.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

She sighs like I'm bothering her and it's an imposition for her to tell me, but I know she covets the attention.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The Simon Fraser University pipe band won the coveted title following the two-day event at Glasgow Green.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Dior’s Hardcore era, with pierced bags from 20 years ago that are still deeply coveted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Among other armaments, the Mechernich special site is home to parts for US-made Patriot air-defence systems long coveted by Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

And credit-card companies are paying restaurants for blocks of early seats so they can offer coveted reservations as a perk for their cardholders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

I managed to nail the execution of both and got the coveted thumbs-up from Martha.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Now he is vying for votes in a military-managed poll starting on Sunday, coveting the former seat of the country's best known political prisoner -- Aung San Suu Kyi.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

I’ve also been coveting these very chic joints from Studio Nicholson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025

She recalls coveting a particular 1960s-inspired trouser suit as a teenager.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

A universal issue for so many people is coveting what they don't have or imagining that what someone else has, it would be a happier existence.

From Salon ● May 9, 2023

A “horizontal desire,” coveting a neighbor’s goods, has been replaced by a “vertical desire,” coveting the goods of the rich and the powerful seen on television, Schor said.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times