desire
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Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
All of this leaves the club in a somewhat awkward situation: could they really let O'Neill leave if he feels he still has the energy and the desire to continue?
From BBC • May 23, 2026
But Rolf von Kiaer, a friend and antiquities dealer, wrote in a tribute that Gradel was “completely uninterested in profit but driven by a desire that an overlooked object should be properly appreciated once more.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
I assumed nostalgia was fueling the desire to give these Golden Age musicals a makeover.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Gogolev’s fear of the law was great, but his selfish desire not to share his lunch was even greater.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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