as in craved
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now
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Recent Examples of coveted
Yet despite these limitations, the island is coveted by the countries around it.
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Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Nike supplied Lorch with gear coveted by players.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Other Power 4 teams had fired coaches before Franklin, but no gig is as coveted as the one in Happy Valley.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
But on Tuesday, when FIFA Collect administrators revealed that only Category 1 and 2 tickets — the most expensive tickets, and therefore the least coveted in FIFA’s first sales phase — would be available to the vast majority of RTB holders, some of the holders fumed.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Nike supplied Lorch with gear coveted by players.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Other Power 4 teams had fired coaches before Franklin, but no gig is as coveted as the one in Happy Valley.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
But on Tuesday, when FIFA Collect administrators revealed that only Category 1 and 2 tickets — the most expensive tickets, and therefore the least coveted in FIFA’s first sales phase — would be available to the vast majority of RTB holders, some of the holders fumed.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal had already won 4-1 at Selhurst Park that season, but their title defence was stuttering and manager George Graham craved more firepower.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Producers could share wise farming methods, sales reps could amplify the message through distribution, and consumers craved intentional approaches to wine.—
Osayi Endolyn,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, Wang wanted to wait until their second official wedding in Asia.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lots of boys wanted to be like him, to be accepted, given attention, admired and loved by teachers, but the rest of us were looked down upon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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