desideratum

Diversity isn’t necessarily an ethical desideratum in a collection.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

Airports supply the greatest desideratum of physical retail: foot traffic.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2017

Moreover, our journeys through this maze of quantification are subjected to the most accurate possible computer modelling, with a view to achieving that quintessentially modern desideratum: smooth traffic flow.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2013

Not a bad fraction of the desideratum, but one that will be hard to sustain in the face of the world’s economic difficulties.

From Economist ● Nov. 25, 2010

Those mountains heralded the approach of my desideratum.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

But so were regulatory desiderata, such as the question of whether autonomous vehicles need a button for high-beam headlights.

From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2016

And more than most works that make that short list, it fulfills the official desiderata that Pulitzer plays reflect and explore the American experience.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2010

But not till last week did any one announce a steel with all the desiderata of the machine builder.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many of those who showed up to bid on the desiderata of celebrity were themselves celebrities.

From Time Magazine Archive

So many talents, so many different attractions, so much money, elegance, and beauty on display, but—and it’s a trivial observation—this multitude of desiderata is inevitably spread out among a large group of people.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos