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lust

[luhst] / lʌst /




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That so-called lust for life looks a lot like a death wish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Her son Filip Spasovski says that despite her medical challenges she has an easygoing nature and a lust for life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Celtic have not been a good team this season, but they've shown a lust for battle, an ability to keep playing and winning even when their performances have never risen above the mundane.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“Tupac was writing Mary these poems about love, lust, longing and sadness,” Pearlman says.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

They were not doing it for fun; they were not in it for lust or pleasure or revenge; they were not bullying me, the way Engel does; they were not angry with me.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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