appetite
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However Finucane added that this can be "undone very quickly whenever there is a momentum and an appetite to reopen and pull and push and poke at some very, very difficult and deep wounds".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Unchecked real estate growth in Phoenix, and the appetite of California farmers for alfalfa -- a lucrative, highly water-intensive crop that feeds livestock -- are both sucking up resources.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Theater, in other words, that was creating a sense of belonging and not simply stoking an appetite for consuming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Fund managers and analysts say their calendars are filling up with meetings with companies eager to test investor appetite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The pizzas smelled delicious—he'd been generous with the garlic and anchovies—but I had no appetite.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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It will be a reminder of what food media can offer when it chooses to nourish more than our appetites.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
"It was a conflicted time because I thought I'm not like those women so where do I go to find something that fits with what I feel about life and the appetites I have."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
“The Beast in Me” “Recent trends suggest this race might come down to voters’ appetites for bleak British miniseries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
I wondered: Would our family budget, stretched by the appetites and extracurriculars of growing teenagers, allow us to go all-in on electric cars?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
He was alone with his own perceptions and appetites, and they alone interested him.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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