passionate
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The story goes that Ethel's family encouraged her to take restorative walks, and she became passionate about the countryside.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In 2023, she said criticism of her appointment as chief executive of Endometriosis South Coast was "transphobic" and she was a "passionate" women's health campaigner.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Mr. Sankar has written a passionate book, driven, one could argue, by the sort of devotion to America so typical of this country’s immigrants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“We don’t have a political agenda. But if something does come up that affects us, and we feel passionate about it, we will speak up about it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
That he was passionate enough to cry demonstrated his growing intensity concerning the game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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