eagerness
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At G20 trade talks in Milwaukee, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer struck a conciliatory tone, saying there was an "eagerness on both sides to work together" on the diesel issue.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In that moment, our eagerness must have seemed like her reward.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Baleba should give Carrick's side additional athleticism and the Cameroon international's eagerness to make the move north helped speed up the transfer.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hammack and Logan previously signaled their eagerness to lean against inflation with rate increases at the July meeting, so their dissents were broadly expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“What now? What sudden eagerness is this you evince? What are you going to do?”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing eagerness
A Single Shard
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