eagerness
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The market timers’ eagerness to instead believe that the worst is over is more reminiscent of the “slope of hope” that markets slide down.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“Children’s eagerness to eat was a cross-class phenomenon then,” she relates, “just as pickiness is a cross-class phenomenon now.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Her genuine pride in Summers’ work, and eagerness for it to succeed, is tangible in every post and promotional video — just like Kaye and Harvey imagined.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
But one senses his eagerness to resolve all questions in Marcus’ favor and preserve the luster of the philosopher-king.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
To Mr. Bennet’s acknowledgments he briefly replied, with assurance of his eagerness to promote the welfare of any of his family; and concluded with entreaties that the subject might never be mentioned to him again.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing eagerness
A Single Shard
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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Greed
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