desire
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Goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia give PSG a 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
That lack of fear percolates through Ambiguous Desire, where every pang of doubt is offset by a moment of euphoria or beauty.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Desire expels despair, however, when Marty meets his brother’s new bride.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
In Monaco, reigning European champions PSG recovered from a shambolic start as Desire Doue inspired a comeback from two goals down to beat the principality side.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
He read poems by the romantics William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge—“Where true Love burns Desire is Love’s pure flame....”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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