desire
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Federal Reserve officials showed no desire to engineer a series of interest-rate hikes at their policy meeting in September, according to minutes of the gathering that were released Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
They send a gloomy signal about economic growth that can sap businesses’ desire to hire and invest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But Arteta has been transparent about his desire to stay at the club beyond the end of this campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
And, yes, the desire to do things yourself is understandable, if sometimes regrettable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
So, instead, I told him about my frustration and my desire to do something – anything – useful with my life.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
They have joys and desires, just not their former ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Similarly, to build the council houses Burnham desires to cut the housing benefits bill will need big cheques.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Naturally, the series is designed to satisfy certain teenage desires; not unusually, the main romance is triangular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
As James notes, "Our actions feel like they are caused by decisions based on desires, beliefs, and intentions."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
You shall have clothing from him, cloak and tunic, and passage where your heart desires to go.”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
A headline in the Los Angeles Times strove to be diplomatic—or at least deliver the shiv elegantly: “Paramount settlement is less than desired, more than nothing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hall said the satisfaction of collecting a set and "chasing certain cards" in that set was a huge part of the enjoyment, and described the moment of pulling the desired card as "euphoric".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Nathan Hochman said the decision followed a “rigorous review” that included discussions with the Reiner family about their desired outcomes in the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rather than depending primarily on chemistry, the material itself is structured to provide the desired function.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
He fell silent again; but Frodo could not help asking one more question: the one he most desired to have answered.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Huckabee reportedly told embassy staff in an email there was "no need to panic, but for those desiring to leave, it's important to make plans to depart sooner rather than later".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
The motivations for septuagenarian entrepreneurs include desiring autonomy, pursuing meaningful projects and addressing societal needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
“Being pregnant, desiring pregnancy, and parenting your children does not absolve you from being at risk of criminalization,” Perritt told Salon in a phone interview.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2024
She had a predilection for painting women as modern, urban, desiring.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Towards it they now hurried desiring only to find a fire, and a door between them and the night.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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