most wanted

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Just weeks ago, from the foothills of the mountains Dezi Freeman had disappeared into months before, police told the world they "strongly" believed Australia's most wanted man was dead.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In March, the market did experience a broadening many investors had foreseen, though not in the direction most wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

What they most wanted was their sovereignty and their land ownership respected.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

TAPALPA, Mexico — The most wanted man in Mexico was hiding out next to a country club.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

“I know about her spinning,” I spoke up again, dancing around the questions I most wanted to ask.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff