thirst
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Completing his latest course highlights Azpilicueta's thirst for knowledge and a desire for constant self-improvement.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
"When I met him, I could see a real author's style in him and I've always sensed in him an obsession with becoming a writer and a thirst for reading," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I mean, I’ve been doing this thirst thing for six years, but it is tied to action, otherwise, what’s the point? Engagement is cute, but it doesn’t move people.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The world’s most populous nation has developed a thirst for whiskey, with local brand Royal Stag and imported Jameson both selling well, Pernod said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Pax was aware of his hunger now, but his thirst was worse—he’d had nothing to drink since leaving his humans’ house.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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He thirsts for the kind of ultimate supremacy and luxury enjoyed by monarchical figures of the past, who built the likes of Egyptian temples and Versailles, leaving lasting marks on their national landscapes.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
And one which has a big job ahead: Taking the food orders and quenching the thirsts of millions of visitors who will flock to the Paris Olympics this July.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
The half-inch-long insects are destructive agricultural pests because of their unquenchable thirsts and splashy bathroom habits: when nature calls, these bugs launch droplets of their watery pee and create puddles of disease-causing waste.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2023
“It is a big, bold change, the kind of change America thirsts for.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
They all rested like that, absolutely quiet, drinking more slowly now that their thirsts had been quenched, eyes vaguely fixed on shadow-casting objects downhill.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Looks and physical attractiveness have influenced American politics since the widespread adoption of television, and Ossoff isn’t the first or the only political candidate the internet has thirsted over.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The move comes, again, as the Lakers have thirsted for some kind of consistency, a quest that’s been undone by injuries and an ongoing search for five Lakers that can consistently play with positive results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
And yet we found shelter within it, we pondered our lives and the lives of others, thirsted, slept.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022
“After that, I thirsted for wild adventure. Growing up on Staten Island, realizing my queerness in its sleepy working-class communities, I viewed Greenwich Village as Shangri-La.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
But what I had always thirsted for were the details: the way her hair glinted in the sunlight, her favorite ice cream flavor, the songs she liked to hum, did she bite her nails?
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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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.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
"That two undocumented migrants were the only ones who physically risked themselves to help the victim of a pack thirsting for horror leaves much food for thought and a series of lessons," Mayor Rey said.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
After all the uncertainty of the pandemic, people are thirsting to hear a cause, a vision, a plan for moving on.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
The series creators, however, argue that thirsting for revenge is pointless.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
We slipped in and out of wakefulness, wincing at the soreness in our muscles, and thirsting for more of that tart lemonade.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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