wanting
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For investors wanting a quality name trading at a discount, Domino’s Pizza might be a good option.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“It was just, you know, a labor of love, wanting to make sure that we had the opportunity to bring something to Canada.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Platner has criticized the media for its reporting, saying they “are going to run gossip instead of wanting to talk about the things that actually matter.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Kristie Frederick Daugherty, a Swiftie, poet and author, says Swift-centric forums she's part of across Facebook, Instagram, Substack and Reddit feature fans showing "a ton of respect for the privacy that she's wanting".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
I tell her that he hates when we talk about her, that he cuts her face out of all our family pictures, and that he thinks me wanting to go to Sunridge is her idea.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing wanting
Nobody's Home: Synonyms For "Absent"
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Lacking
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