intense desire
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Wittgenstein’s desire to say the last word in philosophy seems in part driven by an intense desire to still his restless mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Hubbard attributed the disease to “an intense desire to ‘git thar’ and an awful feeling that you cannot.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
But that down-to-earth image belied an intense desire for public acclaim, she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023
There is strength in it, and cleverness and nearly unbearable honesty, yet the enduring aftertaste of such gristly tidbits produces little more than an intense desire to give Ball a big hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Hall’s easygoing facade masked an intense desire to succeed—which he defined in the fairly simple terms of getting as many clients as possible to the summit.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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