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thirst

noun as in craving (especially for liquid)

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I saw thousands of Saudi men and women, young and old, thirsting for the sort of recreation that until very recently they had to travel abroad to enjoy.

A growing thirst for matcha is roiling a delicate supply chain from Japanese tea farms to California’s cafes.

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But they needed a thirst for battle, because they were up against it from the start.

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When it stopped raining he found a spring where he was able to quench his thirst, but he was so unwell he was unable to eat one of the snack bars he was carrying.

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“The thirst to believe in a strong USD is a tempting one, but it is not closing time on the bearish view yet,” he says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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