jealous
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I’m in a way jealous of it, and in a way I don’t know how they do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
References to King Charles are almost all negative, including the suggestion that he was jealous of his wife's public popularity.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
It shared space with a steamed-bun seller jealous of the simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I took a mat next to the American black bears and American badgers, only slightly jealous that the mats next to the large-scale walrus diorama were taken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
He acted like he was jealous of the little mare.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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