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All this puts it at the heart of Chinese and US economic interests and they actively covet it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

United also covet England's Elliot Anderson, although the Nottingham Forest player would prefer to join Manchester City.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

That has allowed the show to meet younger people where they are and to stay relevant with viewers in the 18-to-34 age bracket that advertisers covet.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Trump administration officials covet the minerals; getting them won’t be easy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

He continued to gaze at the picture: the longer he looked, the firmer he held it, the more he seemed to covet it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The reason for what the world might see as a muted response is to preserve the one thing Xi covets for his country: stability.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

In effect, Spain is counting on a historical rival that covets its territory to protect that same territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government covets Chinese investment to spur a struggling economy and is pondering a request from Beijing to build a controversial new embassy building in London.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

Sure, go for it, if he really, deep down covets the Oval Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

She sighs like I'm bothering her and it's an imposition for her to tell me, but I know she covets the attention.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Similarly, in the offseason it was frequently rumored that Manchester City coveted Crystal Palace star midfielder Adam Wharton, whose verve and creativity pops off the screen even to my untrained eyes.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Arsenal also coveted the 17-year-old winger, but City won the battle for a player who joined Leicester aged eight and has already broken records in senior football.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Dior’s Hardcore era, with pierced bags from 20 years ago that are still deeply coveted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

A US energy exploration company has sparked an outcry by unloading drilling equipment without authorisation on the east coast of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

We didn’t have any other food we were used to eating, like chicken, vegetables, or our coveted whole milk.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Now he is vying for votes in a military-managed poll starting on Sunday, coveting the former seat of the country's best known political prisoner -- Aung San Suu Kyi.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

She recalls coveting a particular 1960s-inspired trouser suit as a teenager.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

Flipping channels, you might find Mr. Kelce baring his arm for a Pfizer Covid-19 shot, Mr. Mahomes hollering in support of a State Farm promotion or Mr. Reid coveting some chicken “nuggies.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

While these acquisition targets never came to fruition, the emails show Microsoft’s years of coveting Activision Blizzard leading up to its $69-billion proposed acquisition last January.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

Normally she drops hints, showing him catalogues, but he has no clue as to what she’s coveting this season, if it’s a new pair of gloves or a wallet or new pajamas she’d like.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri