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"We know this cannot have been an easy decision, and she makes it with our complete understanding and support. We wish her nothing but the best."

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

“I’m crushed and wish mommy could’ve took all of the pain and sickness for you,” she later wrote on Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“I wish they were more popular. It’s really hard to get education out there on healthcare benefits. There’s no effective way that showcases how to make good use of those funds,” Walsh said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

What I don’t hear as much, though, and what I wish were part of this conversation, is that the House also gives smaller states an edge.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

His face goes blank, and I wish I could take back the question.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

So Uefa, which has 55 nations, can trigger the extraordinary congress whenever it so wishes.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Ben Sulayem has threatened to impose his wishes unilaterally for 2031, because at that point the FIA is free to do what it likes as the teams' contracts all expire in 2030.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“The California Constitution requires the legislature to go back to the voters if it wishes to amend or repeal a voter-passed law like Prop. 28.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Or when a parent says, “Stop managing my life,” an adult child can reply, “If your wishes aren’t written down, someone else makes those decisions. That’s the opposite of independence.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

He appeared with the aid of an Arabic interpreter and when asked how he wished to plea, denied having piloted the dinghy.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

"We wished we helped a bit more, but we did what we could," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The next day he wished New York’s Jews a “peaceful” fast, in which “mourners will pause and reflect on the history and resiliency of the Jewish people.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Newcastle do not want to lose another big name in Bruno Guimaraes, but the captain's future is uncertain after he intimated he wished to join Arsenal.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

I wished I could do something for Martha for being so kind to me—spin her a spool of gold, or a pile of it—but for all her kindness, she hadn’t made me any bargains.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

“Though we cannot say for certain, it does look like they may have left the area on their great journey,” the nonprofit said, wishing them “a safe and successful life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

In 1915, a German hand-decorated a gin bottle with a skull-faced, spike-helmeted soldier wishing its owner good luck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy congratulated the shortlisted places, while wishing them luck for the next stage of the process.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The sales proceeds go to the newly public companies to invest in their future growth or to the companies’ founders wishing to cash in.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

I sat miserably on my plank as the master watched them get to work, wishing I knew how to make myself disappear.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo