wished-for
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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
Its one-word title, “Judd,” suits the artist’s view of his wished-for, worked-for place in history: so assured as to need neither qualifiers nor explanations.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2020
They were part not of Giuliani’s past but of his wished-for future.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2019
Providing the possibility of that wished-for death is the professional mission of all in this room, of all the 935 employees and 3,000 volunteers who work for the 40-year-old nonprofit Hospice of the Western Reserve.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2018
During the campaigns in the north at the end of 739 b.c., risings took place in Syria and North Phœnicia, and this gave Tiglath-pileser the wished-for opportunity to bring these districts again under his sway.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
Here are some of the brainstorms they wished for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Still, Sciver-Brunt and coach Charlotte Edwards could have wished for little more as they look to end a run of six winless World Cups across formats.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Warsh, who has long decried “groupthink” at the Fed, may regret what he has wished for.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Maybe the Kings should have been careful what they wished for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
By Sunday morning all I wished for, besides going back home, was to be left alone with my music, my zine supplies, and my denial that school was starting.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
