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wish list

NOUN
things wanted
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But a senior member of Iran's parliament has dismissed the 14-point memorandum of understanding as a "wish list".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

If approved, the money would support Trump’s lofty military wish list, including developing the Golden Dome missile shield and building the Golden Fleet of navy ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If you have a wish list of stocks or closed-end funds that you have wanted to buy if they go on sale, now is the time to get it ready.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

The hirsute libertarian, using leverage from his midterm elections triumph in October, just massaged labor reform legislation through Congress, delivering one of the Big Three structural reforms on markets’ wish list.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Later, after dinner, she gives me a beautiful set of watercolor pencils that had been on my wish list for months.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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