ravenous
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Armed with ferocious intent and a forward line ravenous for turnover ball, Mayo rattled Kerry during a period when they clawed back from seven points down to revive their hopes.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Hockney honed his unique aesthetic with travel and a ravenous appetite for experimentation and technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
God forbid a lady feels ravenous during her three p.m. slump.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
As the pit was opened, the eagle swooped down and seized in its claws the two rear haunches of the ox, along with a shoulder, and began to tear at it with a ravenous beak.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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