desire
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He has reiterated concerns about Anthropic’s desire to have input in how the Defense Department uses its technology while praising competitors OpenAI, Google and xAI.
“One of the things that brought the initial group together here was a desire to rebel against the traditional Disney musical,” said Collins.
And with that thought, with that small understanding, came the desire to learn, to know more not just about wolves but about all things in the woods.
From Literature
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"The desire to create a media moment and share it for 'likes' is boosted by the, sometimes, irresponsible behaviours of social media influencers," he said.
From BBC
Mendes-Flohr persuasively reads these letters as the site where theology isn’t lofted above desire but tested within it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.