eagerness
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President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spent their first day of bilateral talks on Thursday showing an eagerness to manage the economic rivalry between their countries.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
His performance is pure puppy, from the way he silently studies Ray’s silent cues to the eagerness with which he leaps up to fetch Ray a beer.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
The eagerness of service companies to return despite past problems contrasts with the halting approach expressed by some of the largest U.S. producers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
On the other side, Xi's eagerness to meet Lee signals the pressure he faces in finding a regional ally, Park Seung-chan, professor of China studies at Yongin University told the BBC.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
The eagerness he felt was so keen that his nose was too pinched to breathe through and his cheeks were scarlet.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing eagerness
A Single Shard
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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