desire
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Until they do, a 4.2% yield on a short-term note like the two-year is enough to satisfy the desire to earn income.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Ahmed: It wasn’t so much out of a kind of frustration or a desire to create work for myself or break out of a pigeonhole or anything like that.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
They are the product of 14 years of dedication, desire and diligence.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The film is a distinctly modern rumination on the desire to shut off and watch the world go by, without forming an opinion on the horrors.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Unlike Pita, who was still playing with the rake, Juanita, the twins, and I had no desire to expend any more energy than we already had.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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