envy

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Of Gen Xers without a pension, 56% told pollsters that they have pension envy, compared with 44% of boomers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The country’s sovereign wealth funds hold an estimated $2 trillion in assets—close to four times GDP—a fiscal buffer most Group of Seven governments would envy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Uruguay is the envy of its fossil-fueled friends.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

When he returned to office in January 2025, the president promised to return America to a new “Golden Age” in which the country would always be “winning” and the envy of the world.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Fernanda, burning with envy, finally accepted the miracle, and for a long time she kept on praying to God to send her back her sheets.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez