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The talk has ceased, but a successful acquisition of Greenland could whet his appetite anew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Did they whet your whistle for the book?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

To whet your appetite, there's already a Glastonbury Hits Channel on iPlayer, streaming classic tracks from previous years – with highlights including Oasis, Little Simz, The Who and Lady Gaga.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

“Dune: Prophecy,” a prequel based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s “Great Schools of Dune” trilogy, has about six hours to set the table and whet our appetite.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024

He paced his cage vigorously, and even ignored the scraps of meat that were given to him to whet his appetite.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

But it's perhaps a fight with Verstappen that whets the appetite most.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

While just a sampling, the show whets one’s appetite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

And if this engaging film whets your appetite for an even more encompassing look at this inspiring woman, her recently released memoir, “Beyond This Harbor: Adventurous Tales of the Heart,” may be just the thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

Your documentary whets my appetite to watch or rewatch almost all of the films you showcase.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2022

“Because there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

The report added that Lukoil's foreign assets had also whetted the appetite of US investment company Carlyle and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IHC.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

That ritual whetted his curiosity about his nation’s native spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

If nothing else, this episode whetted the appetite for next week’s return of Maya Rudolph as host.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024

"I hope that Perseverance has just whetted our appetite for more Martian exploration," Czaja said.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

It was good eating; but I’d had my appetite whetted for fried middling meat to go with it.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

The Permian’s potential as a hub for data centers is whetting the appetite of some energy heavyweights, including oilmen Cody Campbell and John Sellers, the co-founders of energy firm Double Eagle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Williams beat 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns on her comeback in Washington, whetting her appetite for more competitive action.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

Revisiting them in middle age only sharpens that suspicion, whetting it against the contradictory pondering of whether letting go of our dreams truly serves us.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2023

But in LIV Golf’s case - at least after one year - the nearly four-month break only created skepticism of its future instead of whetting the appetite.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

The dwarf had been whetting the edge of his axe and making some mordant jest when Bronn spotted the banner the riders carried before them, the moon-and-falcon of House Arryn, sky-blue and white.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin