crave
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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
Teenagers don’t have the disposable income—or the easily accessible credit cards—that advertisers crave.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Is the world so short on trouble that you two crave to make more?”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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
It’s unlikely Mr. Trump would agree that the truth he craves is to be found in this book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“But there is also somewhere in her an ego that craves legitimacy and recognition and power, and those elements form quite a volatile cocktail this season.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
It now looks possible El-Sayed may get the opportunity—and test—he craves.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
The sort of day when Ashima craves her dinner by five.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Her debut is likely to attract widespread attention and she hopes to embrace the occasion - after all, this is the challenge she craved.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
He’d had his first child and craved a more regular schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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
"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
I knew she craved a glorious final stand.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Or are you craving something thicker and chewier?
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Quazza sees a generation "really craving that connectedness...and that's what draws many people to the kitchen."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Not far from the big screen, an Egyptian restaurant pop-up is getting ready for the match - and for fans craving a taste of home.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
What advice might you have for folks who recognize that they’re craving something different from how they’re presently experiencing their day-to-day realities but can’t see how to change it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
If not, he reasoned, the custom would certainly have died, for no craving for wealth or immortality could be so great, he felt, as to subsist on the sorrow of children.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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