envied

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But as people who shared the experience of being “mocked and feared, blamed and banished, envied and imitated,” often allied, sometimes antagonists, theirs is a special case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

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

She envied the freedom she saw exhibited by Chicago’s women.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson