eager
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They, like Elon Musk, were eager participants in the discourse about the “sin of empathy.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Yet Mr. Kean seems at times a little too eager to prove that “The Museum of Lost Things” isn’t a traditional history book, salting his otherwise sturdy prose with the occasional vulgarity or glib joke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
He said he was eager to get back to work and that he was “reenergized to do the things the voters sent me to do.”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The high-flying wing’s growth this offseason caught the attention of his teammates, who are eager to throw him lobs for dunks and see him sky for rebounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Yet the truth about Phineas poses a question that no one seems eager to answer.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing eager
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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