crave
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So that steak you crave will only bring you out in a sweat.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Midshipmen crave occasional breaks from thinking about school, if they have breaks at all.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Investors crave stability and visibility on government policy, which is why they celebrated and gilt yields fell on Starmer’s landslide victory two years ago, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Teenagers don’t have the disposable income—or the easily accessible credit cards—that advertisers crave.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Mom’s waiting outside, and gives me one of those long warm hugs that I crave so much.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
Yet David craves Monica’s maternal affection as if he were real — and for all intents and purposes, he is.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
“But there is also somewhere in her an ego that craves legitimacy and recognition and power, and those elements form quite a volatile cocktail this season.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
I’m not the only one who craves this state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Putellas, who has just lifted the Champions League trophy, is also the blockbuster name billionaire owner Michele Kang craves.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
"Mormont craves a royal pardon," Lord Renly re-minded them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Her debut is likely to attract widespread attention and she hopes to embrace the occasion - after all, this is the challenge she craved.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Honestly, I hung in through the rather slow opening of this season in large part because I craved the catharsis of seeing it all work out in the end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
These chips are the same ones craved by artificial-intelligence companies, which use them to help train and run large language models, coding agents and other tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Trump was born in Queens, attended Knicks games for years and has long craved the validation of New York crowds.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Whatever befell, there would be a blue sky overhead, and the warmth and color and fragrance and beauty that her heart craved.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
If you’re craving more sweetness, I suggest swapping the dark chocolate for milk chocolate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Quazza sees a generation "really craving that connectedness...and that's what draws many people to the kitchen."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Now that she’s retired, she’s craving that feeling again and is returning to the sport for sustenance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Not far from the big screen, an Egyptian restaurant pop-up is getting ready for the match - and for fans craving a taste of home.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
He thought with some pity of Dorcas and her craving for elegance.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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