desired

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies, another think tank in Washington, said in late April that "restoring depleted stockpiles and then achieving the desired inventory levels will take many years."

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"They have it within their power to renew diplomacy if either man desired it."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Some pivoted altogether and bought tickets for events they were only marginally interested in rather than their desired sport.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

American pistachios are cultivated for maximum output and size, which is a desired quality for traders, but can also undermine the taste and complexities of the nut, some argue.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

These details did not help him, for the principle of their unity was undiscoverable, and he could not tell what he most passionately desired to know: whether his face was ugly or not.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin