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“With its decision in September to suspend ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ from its lineup, Nexstar signaled its eagerness to concede editorial independence to gain the administration’s approval of this multibillion-dollar deal,” Wood added.

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The children scurried to obey, and Penelope could not help thinking that the eagerness and good cheer of her students was the very best present of all.

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The children, whose tendency to get carried away was exceeded only by their eagerness to please, looked crestfallen.

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Looking back, she reckons the eagerness to grasp those opportunities was a reaction to her childhood.

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But Hubbard said he felt Maverick’s eagerness to live.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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