want to

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Ella earns over £30,000 but some of her friends earn more and she finds it hard to say no if they want to go somewhere a bit fancy that she can't really afford.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"We want to make sure our officers are mentally prepared to handle the long 39 days this is going to be," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The soundtrack ebulliently features John Mellencamp’s “Small Town,” which fittingly notes, “Yeah, I can be myself in this here small town / And people let me be just what I want to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“I want to thank Dan for leading the finance organization that will support Adobe’s next chapter of growth in the AI era, and wish him all the best,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

I want to tell Father, “Stop, slow,” but I can feel how his spirit, his mind are trying to rush pass sadness.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes