fervor
Example Sentences
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“He was a scrupulously superficial man, believing so fervently in the magic of surfaces that his fervor almost passed for profundity,” Mr. Junod writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
For China’s Gen Z, finding high-quality alternatives to premium Western brands has become a point of pride, shared and celebrated across platforms like Xiaohongshu with the fervor once reserved for luxury unboxing videos.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
She’s reiterating what she’s read with such fervor that she grips the book not like a story, but like a treasure.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026
Given the present fervor for gold, and the corresponding aversion to bitcoin, this call from JPMorgan’s global markets strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou is quite the take.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
It was so free, so abundant, it had lost its fervor.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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