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eager

[ee-ger] / ˈi gər /


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"I always encourage parents to tap into their club's community. Families with older kids are usually eager to pass down gear," she said.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

From the late 1960s onward, she took special delight in winning over audiences with a playful personality, folksy naturalism and eager singing voice.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The firm, known for its open-source "Qwen" AI models, has been ploughing tens of billions of dollars into the technology, with shareholders eager to see how it will monetise the huge investments.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Companies eager to gauge which employees are locked in now have sophisticated AI monitoring systems at their disposal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

She stayed with them the same way a puppy would, first sprinting ahead, then falling back to investigate something, circling around them, eager to play.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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