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keener



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When it comes to courting the EU, Canada appears to some to be even keener than one of the bloc's closest neighbours.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Dior designer Jonathan Anderson appeared keener than most to take some risks.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

The magic is unique and often biological—many characters have mental or physical enhancements that give them perfect memory or keener senses.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

What they were keener to talk about was life in Henderson, a city they’d lived in and loved for a long time now—including for the MMA connection.

From Slate Oct. 31, 2024

‘Yea,’ he said; ‘for though the Stones be lost, they say, still the lords of Gondor have keener sight than lesser men, and many messages come to them. But sit now!’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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