eager
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But the days of an endless supply of labor eager to serve the needs of the developed world may be drawing to a close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Children, so mad about rugby league that they will fashion a ball out of anything they can find, run alongside the team bus, eager to catch a glimpse of their heroes.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
They, like Elon Musk, were eager participants in the discourse about the “sin of empathy.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 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
Like most children, Cassiopeia did not always find grown-up conversations interesting to listen to, and she was too eager to show off her painting to wait any longer.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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