wished

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After Anthony’s dog savaged another man’s hog—hogs being precious in New Netherland—the couple was banished in 1639 to Long Island, where the two started a new life on land the Dutch wished to colonize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

A woman who wished not to be named told me that she liked Catherine because the princess had not shown "fake empathy", of the kind associated with celebrities, but "real empathy".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

This family member, who wished to remain anonymous, told Brand he saw the painting hanging in the hallway of the granddaughter of Seyffardt, who was assassinated by Dutch resistance fighters in 1943.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Donald Trump defended childhood vaccinations during a stop by “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” on Sunday, saying only that he wished vaccines for infants and toddlers were smaller.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

When he reached the other side, he did not even stop for Duane but continued on in the direction of his field where he wished to be left alone.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el