wishing

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After his death on April 8 last year, Satrapi founded the Mattias and Marjane Ripa-Satrapi Cinema Foundation to support foreign students wishing to come to Paris to study filmmaking.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Biographers wishing he might slow down so they could catch up are out of luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

She said one message from an uncle that had come out of Iran during the blackout had been him wishing himself happy birthday on her behalf.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It’s good the NFL isn’t as buttoned up as it used to be regarding its public image, although it’s probably wishing this story would go away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

She took a few steps away from him, wishing that she had his aunt there, who apparently was the only Harari who had any clue what they were doing.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny