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

Dickens on Monday said the publication of the signatures will back up his previously expressed desire to know how many residents really support the vote.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

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

But Newsom’s affinity for the app-based company’s business model and publicly expressed desire for a compromise deal was well known.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2020

Their works, they set forth, are not only appropriated without their consent but even contrary to their expressed desire.

From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus, Myers