desire
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Rutherford said he "totally understands" the desire "to protect people" but added his business had never had an issue in four years of operating.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But Rolf von Kiaer, a friend and antiquities dealer, wrote in a tribute that Gradel was “completely uninterested in profit but driven by a desire that an overlooked object should be properly appreciated once more.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
I assumed nostalgia was fueling the desire to give these Golden Age musicals a makeover.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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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