expressed desire
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But the sheer size of SpaceX’s expected offering, and Chief Executive Elon Musk’s expressed desire to have significant retail ownership, might make that less of a red flag this time around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Musk, a self-declared "free speech absolutist", has expressed desire to shake up Twitter's content moderation, and tweeted that "the bird is freed" after completing the purchase.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2022
“Petitioner has heard the Conservatee and respects her wishes,” the document says, referring to Spears’ expressed desire to end her conservatorship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
The operation is the first relatively serious health crisis for the pope, whose eight-year pontificate has been built around his personal style, charisma and expressed desire to reinvigorate the church.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2021
The curtly expressed desire to quit her presence, in order to repair to a tavern, had roused her indignation and her contempt.
From The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
