coveted

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Lines wrap around the block for The Corner Store, where reservations are as elusive as they are coveted.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

After speaking to his family, he opted to stay, just as Rooney did after saying he wanted to leave in 2010, when all of Europe's leading clubs coveted him.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The general public can get in on the coveted buffalo cauliflower when the new building opens to the public on May 4 — with the partnership continuing through the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Sounds of the Universe, in London's Soho, was the only place in the British capital to receive the coveted records, which were sold in a plain white sleeve without any reference to the Stones.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Imagine that 30,000 years ago one tribe defeated its neighbour and expelled it from coveted foraging grounds.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari