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desirable

[dih-zahyuhr-uh-buhl] / dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl /




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Skills that were ordinary in their homeland could have become highly specialized and desirable once they moved south.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Because of that, it makes them desirable and interesting. And of course, once it goes on an auction site like eBay, it’s very easy for that price to go up.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

That won't happen quickly - unless it is decided by F1 and the FIA that it is a desirable outcome to change the rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“It was what the data said,” Volsche says, noting that the only segment in their research that truly found cat dads as more desirable were, well, cat ladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

All around its besieged citadel, live music was booming as never before, but only in genres in which it was acceptable - desirable, even - to move with the times.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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