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desirable

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




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That Roadster—an extensively modified Lotus sports car powered by batteries—proved Tesla’s thesis that electric cars could be fun and desirable, and helped propel the company to making more mainstream vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

At every turn a vision of a better life was made to seem desirable and, just as important, inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

“Let me see, what else? There will be entertainment, charades, and so forth; it would be most desirable for the children to participate.”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood


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