crave
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People still crave the feeling of watching, cheering and talking about the same thing at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Many prime ministers arriving in office between general elections crave their own mandate.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The crab curry is so delicious and they do these street food sausages that we crave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Midshipmen crave occasional breaks from thinking about school, if they have breaks at all.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
It made her all the more desperate to leave; heights always made her crave her wings.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Someone who places lots of bets using prediction-market apps craves instant gratification.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Yet David craves Monica’s maternal affection as if he were real — and for all intents and purposes, he is.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Every streaming service craves target-audiences die-hard enough to cough up $10.99 on a monthly basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Putellas, who has just lifted the Champions League trophy, is also the blockbuster name billionaire owner Michele Kang craves.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Yolanda tries to distract him by asking what he will buy with his money, what he most craves, thinking that on a subsequent visit, she might bring him his own little antojo.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
He missed out on the medal he craved, but even after that disappointment he was able to eloquently and passionately advocate for increased brain cancer research.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Honestly, I hung in through the rather slow opening of this season in large part because I craved the catharsis of seeing it all work out in the end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
And yet, like many a restless wanderer, he craved a sense of place and permanence, which in one way or another is the theme of all his houses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
"I think consistency and longevity was something I always craved, so to actually feel like we're achieving that is really rewarding."
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Roosevelt craved a mutton chop with a tail to it; Kermit was hungry for strawberries and cream; and Cherrie couldn’t stop thinking about pancakes smothered in maple syrup.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
It depends on what I’m craving, but usually I’ll end up at Burritos La Palma, which is a stand, and Mariscos Jalisco, which is a truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“They just lose the craving, the desire for food,” said Bob Nolan, Conagra’s senior vice president of growth science.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Understanding this link between craving and consuming is central to understanding addiction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
A month later, he had 95% of a 4.5cm brain tumour removed in surgery - and says he remembers waking up craving KFC.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Anyway, this guy HudsonLikeRiver has a tweet from 11:44 in the morning today, and it says craving a panini lol.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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