crave
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Car companies boast it’s exactly what modern buyers crave: More iPhone on wheels, less rumbling, mechanical machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
Teenagers don’t have the disposable income—or the easily accessible credit cards—that advertisers crave.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Is the world so short on trouble that you two crave to make more?”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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
On home turf, with a swell of support from friends and fans, it has been striking how relaxed she has looked - and that has enabled her to play with the freedom she craves.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
It now looks possible El-Sayed may get the opportunity—and test—he craves.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
Forbid a man something and he craves it like his soul’s salvation, all the more so when that something is the source of incomparable riches.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
He was bullied as a child and coddled by his mother, but never received the unconditional love he craved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
And yet, like many a restless wanderer, he craved a sense of place and permanence, which in one way or another is the theme of all his houses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 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
Kohli even provided the iconic ending the majority of those inside the stadium craved as he crashed Arshad Khan over long-on for six to seal the victory.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Cleopatra, now twenty-two, once again had the complete power she craved.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
A month later, he had 95% of a 4.5cm brain tumour removed in surgery - and says he remembers waking up craving KFC.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
What advice might you have for folks who recognize that they’re craving something different from how they’re presently experiencing their day-to-day realities but can’t see how to change it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
It really depends on your taste preferences and how much spice you’re craving in the moment.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Dennis had the craving, so he did, for a nice sheep’s head with a bit of cabbage and a spud so up with me to Barry the butcher with the last few shillings I had.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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