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zeal

[zeel] / zil /


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But American, Israeli and Lebanese officials are finding there are no easy options to disarm a U.S.-designated terrorist group that is embedded in society and bound to its cause with religious zeal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

However, the 2024 Labour landslide under Sir Keir saw him tackling climate change with a renewed zeal in government, pushing a Green Prosperity Plan to invest in renewables and unlock new jobs and economic growth.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

By the following month, the zeal had died out, partly due to a valuation correction in software.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

There are others, though, whose own zeal and blind ambition are obvious.

From Salon Apr. 12, 2026

Tante Jans seized the pot and glared into it with righteous zeal.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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