passionate
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“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
In one of his most passionate entreaties yet to end the raging conflict in the Middle East, the American pope said faith was needed "in order to face this dramatic hour in history together".
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The captains set the tone and I wouldn't hesitate in putting Bradley in the top five of most passionate captains I've witnessed - but perhaps he wanted that win too much?
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
In Baton Rouge, La., the French chef Philippe Parola has become a passionate advocate for Copi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
I could see him moody, difficult, irritable perhaps, but not angry as she had inferred, not passionate.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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