voracious

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At a moment when reality TV dating shows are facing challenges—ABC last week canceled its latest season of “The Bachelorette”—the messy, cheating fake fruit characters are feeding a voracious appetite for voyeuristic drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Amazon MGM is putting all of their chips on this film, and for good reason: Andy Weir’s 2021 source novel was a hit among critics and especially among voracious readers of contemporary science fiction.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, markets could be stuck with voracious appetite for trading around oil volatility.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Ioannis Spilanis, emeritus professor at the University of the Aegean, says what is happening in the Cyclades "is voracious, predatory real estate".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

And there was always the danger that a voracious army of ants would swarm through, eating up their specimens and leaving trees and bushes “clean as the handle of a broom.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman