jealousy
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Jealousy is often corrosive but Mr. Smee makes clear that it can also fuel ambition, experimentation and creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
"Jealousy is shown as a sign of love, and men monopolising their girlfriend/wife's time is shown as deep devotion," Ms Chakravarty observes.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2023
Some forms of envy may be helpful, says Robert Leahy, author of “The Jealousy Cure” and clinical professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023
She burst to fame in Italy with the leading roles in two Italian comedies by Luigi Comencini - "Bread, Love and Dreams," and "Bread, Love and Jealousy".
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2023
Jealousy, like many other typical human reactions, was simply not part of Clara’s vocabulary.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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