envied
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And at that moment I remembered an older friend no longer with us whom I’d always envied because, as a boy, he’d go to Yankee Stadium and see Joe DiMaggio play.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
Its comment brought into sharp focus the fact that Kenya risks losing its status as a democracy that many Tanzanians and Ugandans envied – and drew inspiration from.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
Entrepreneurs envied Cummings’ import success and wanted a piece of the action.
From Slate • May 25, 2025
Are Disney adults to be envied or feared?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
And every one envied him his son, a great, fat, moony-faced child with high cheekbones like his mother.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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