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voracious

[vaw-rey-shuhs, vuh-] / vɔˈreɪ ʃəs, və- /


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At a moment when reality TV dating shows are facing challenges—ABC last week canceled its latest season of “The Bachelorette”—the messy, cheating fake fruit characters are feeding a voracious appetite for voyeuristic drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Amazon MGM is putting all of their chips on this film, and for good reason: Andy Weir’s 2021 source novel was a hit among critics and especially among voracious readers of contemporary science fiction.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, markets could be stuck with voracious appetite for trading around oil volatility.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

There were other influences: He was reportedly a voracious reader of Victor Hugo, John Steinbeck and Leo Tolstoy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Since high school, I have maintained a voracious appetite for learning, from Dickens to Langston Hughes to writings about nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz