desire
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“Contemporary narratives that grapple with female complexity, desire and power were always kind of entrenched in my work,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He occasionally told colleagues he harbored a desire to become a late night talk show host or a forum where he could work in a more conversational style.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The strong desire to remain at home can lead owners to downplay future expenses and assume things will somehow “work out.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Maybe it was an extension of the same desire for power that makes a man run for governor of the world’s fourth largest economy and for president of the United States.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Birdie and Mae left such things up to me, and I had no desire to spend time indoors with others when I could be roaming the hills on my own.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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