passions
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“It was a delight for me to find that the enthusiasms and passions that I’d had all my life were shared by Ian,” the late actor said in a 2014 interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
It leaves audiences asking if these climbers who die for their all-consuming passions are showing their kids what it means to really live, or turning their children into the collateral damage of their adult dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
How in the world New York got lucky enough to employ a brilliant bureaucrat with the twin passions of law enforcement and rat control is a question that may never be answered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The relationship didn’t last, but the move led her down an unexpected new path shaped by two of her passions: cats and vintage wares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Still, life had always been a series of passions, obstacles, and surprises for Maria Merian.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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