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the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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More grievously, the movie’s narrowness and impatience inhibit the performance of its formidably talented lead actress.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
In our conversation, Wood also evinced more than a hint of impatience about the two decades needed to make Xolair available for food allergies in the first place.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Packed tight like sardines on round leather banquettes the fashion industry's heavy hitters made small talk with neighbors or tapped urgently on their phones; little islands of impatience.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Tried & True: Galettes just sounds delicious and fancy, so the attempt to make Tracey’s Nettle & Jammy Onion one was met with enthusiasm albeit a little impatience.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
In our conversation, Wood also evinced more than a hint of impatience about the two decades needed to make Xolair available for food allergies in the first place.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Packed tight like sardines on round leather banquettes the fashion industry's heavy hitters made small talk with neighbors or tapped urgently on their phones; little islands of impatience.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Tried & True: Galettes just sounds delicious and fancy, so the attempt to make Tracey’s Nettle & Jammy Onion one was met with enthusiasm albeit a little impatience.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impatience. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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impatience
noun
im·pa·tience
(ˈ)im-ˈpā-shən(t)s 
1
: lack of patience
2
: restless or eager desire
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