yen for
Example Sentences
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But unless the U.S. gets involved, intervention is unlikely to soothe the yen for long, says ING’s Chris Turner.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The top bidder last year paid 207 million yen for a 276-kilogramme bluefin.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
It’s part of the current yen for movies that erect a flimsy hall of mirrors around a female icon to reflect how pop culture has warped their image.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
Last year, it forked out 114m yen for the top tuna.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025
Clovis people were thought to have a special yen for mammoth: great ambulatory meat lockers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
