envied

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But as people who shared the experience of being “mocked and feared, blamed and banished, envied and imitated,” often allied, sometimes antagonists, theirs is a special case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

When I was 20, I envied my mother’s ability to seemingly buy whatever she wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

For years, they got used to being admired - and envied - as the economic powerhouse of Europe.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

Aides guarded her privacy, and, as result, she enjoyed a level of anonymity openly envied by the president and first lady.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

He could have easily made friends with stupid Dove, for Dove was lonely and admired Johnny as well as envied him.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes