passionate
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There he meets with his chosen mark: Perla Hildegarda Inclán Arnao, a middle-aged spinster from a fallen family of coffee barons whose reserved nature doesn’t jibe with her passionate letters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
He called out the waste on the multibillion-dollar project, said he revived L.A.’s subway to the sea, and spoke with a passionate gravitas that Becerra could only dream of doing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“Our riders want it, which means our dealers want it, which is why we’re so passionate about bringing it back,” Starrs said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
"On the other side, in the Western world, people are very passionate about animals. These young men realised they can make money if they can get a dog."
From BBC • May 3, 2026
No one spoke to him after that except Shirley, who sensed his tough talk masked a loyalty as passionate as the others’.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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