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eagerness

[ee-ger-nis] / ˈi gər nɪs /


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Hammack and Logan previously signaled their eagerness to lean against inflation with rate increases at the July meeting, so their dissents were broadly expected.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Bonilla’s agent, Dennis Gilbert, leveraged the Mets’ eagerness to cut ties with his client, getting them to agree to defer payments for 10 years at 8% interest, then spread them over 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Even unrelated, low-skill jobs on a résumé can be valuable for entry-level candidates, reflecting an eagerness to work hard and succeed, Shafransky told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

But you can still discern the same rush, the same eagerness to assume that everything is going to turn out great without taking many steps to make sure that it does.

From Slate Jun. 4, 2026

Really, it wasn’t so different from waiting for her in a dream when she might appear anywhere and his whole being clenched into a knot of eagerness.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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