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covet

[kuhv-it] / ˈkʌv ɪt /


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United also covet England's Elliot Anderson, although the Nottingham Forest player would prefer to join Manchester City.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

That has allowed the show to meet younger people where they are and to stay relevant with viewers in the 18-to-34 age bracket that advertisers covet.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The temperature was cool most of the year, without frost or heat, an environment that allows grapes to grow in abundance—and slowly develop the concentrated flavors that wine drinkers covet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Someone who, perhaps, did not covet the presidency as much as he did.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

And from what Sam had heard Gorbag would covet it.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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