wished-for

A teenage pop fan who was let down when a long wished-for meet and greet with her idol Melanie Martinez fell through at the last minute has been given a second chance.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024

If the wished-for rain doesn’t arrive soon, the country will produce nearly half as many olives as it did last year, according to Spain’s agriculture minister.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2022

Moments like that give the well-intentioned if scattershot “Convergence” its wished-for inspiration much more readily than ending with the easy uplift of a mass-Zoom “Lean on Me” singalong.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2021

Its one-word title, “Judd,” suits the artist’s view of his wished-for, worked-for and achieved place in 20th-century art history: so assured as to need no qualifiers.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

They supposed that they were almost to the Pacific, not realising that a thousand miles of difficult and dangerous travel and more than two months of time still separated them from their wished-for goal.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman

Joe Root: Root cannot have wished for a better start to his second stint as captain.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Here are some of the brainstorms they wished for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Many wished for strength to combat physical or mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Warsh, who has long decried “groupthink” at the Fed, may regret what he has wished for.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Its call less like the trumpet Frank wished for and more like a jackhammer.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers