desire
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A social club for players of the tile-based game Rummikub, part of a new wave of community groups capitalizing on marketers’ desire to reach people as they pursue their interests offline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“The organization has been world-class since I got here, so I had no desire to go anywhere else.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
She hardly shares the same flare for the dramatic, or the desire to shock and awe the press, as her husband.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
You can always have quality, but you need grit and desire and a will to win through the whole squad.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
By the time another week passed in the company of Flora Maroney, I had begun to question my desire to participate in Mr. Pinkerton’s detective work.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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