eagerness
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Baleba should give Carrick's side additional athleticism and the Cameroon international's eagerness to make the move north helped speed up the transfer.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hammack and Logan previously signaled their eagerness to lean against inflation with rate increases at the July meeting, so their dissents were broadly expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“But the yearning for Ashura, the eagerness, the tears in people’s eyes; that has doubled, because people are living Karbala in their lives.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Even unrelated, low-skill jobs on a resume can be valuable for entry-level candidates, reflecting an eagerness to work hard and succeed, Shafransky told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Have you a Luminous Stone That Lights the Night?” he said, the eagerness straining through his voice.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing eagerness
A Single Shard
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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Greed
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