passionate
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Ask anyone what “Lord of the Flies” is about and you’ll get a passionate response.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
They added: "He was also passionate about and dedicated to his job in the Royal Navy."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The 1990 graduate of South Hills High was passionate about learning the game, walked on to the golf team at the University of Oregon and eventually earned a scholarship.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The only thing he might be just as passionate about as sports, it turns out, is ranching.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
This caused him to mistrust all purely rational descriptions of human behavior as incompatible with the more passionate stirrings he felt within his own personality.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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