yen for
Example Sentences
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The carmaker reported a net loss of 282.9 billion yen for the three months ended March and has taken steps to cut costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Kioxia Holdings reported a more than 60% drop in adjusted net income to 41.7 billion yen for its fiscal second quarter.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
In the first season, Ricken’s nonsensical self-help book, “The You You Are,” somehow gets into the hands of Mark's “Innie” and sparks his yen for dissent.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025
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
Probably he had some endearing trait: he whistled, offkey, in the shower, he had a yen for truffles, he called his dog Liebchen and made it sit up for little pieces of raw steak.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
