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Noun
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Corridors and the lobby are open-air, cleverly arranged to ventilate naturally with the wind, meaning no air-con necessary.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2026 -
To avoid the hassle of scrounging in the cargo hold to access their necessaries and furry companions, when in the rearmost position, special storage bins for hand luggage or pet carriers (all of these accessories presumably Bentley branded) emerge from the floor.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
Noun
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After Bear makes his wish, Nikki doesn’t seem to be Nikki anymore.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) with a bachelor’s degree in economics, Caine got his wish.—
L. Sue Baugh,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Tucked inside City Park, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the adjacent Besthoff Sculpture Garden are absolute must-visits.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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The ricotta gnocchi is a must-order — pillowy, rich and consistently singled out as the standout plate.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Those could be explicit requirements for a map to appear to be fair by certain statistical measures of partisanship.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Diversity isn’t necessarily an ethical desideratum in a collection.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2021
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The Trump administration has sought nothing less than a reformulation of U.S. policy on the two-state solution, bringing it in line with Netanyahu’s desiderata Among Netanyahu’s enablers, however, one partner stands out.—
Aaron David Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
30 June 2020
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The image of Toyotas and Datsuns — soon rebranded as Nissans — went from quirky to sine qua non.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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The singing actors in opera do well to use that tool kit, too—but their sine qua non is the voice.—
Matthew Gurewitsch,
Air Mail,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shop my Disneyland must-haves at Amazon, starting at just $3.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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One of the best places to shop is Amazon, with prices as low as $6 on travel must-haves.—
Erin Cavoto,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
Noun
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But the signal in the noise is one of a persistent evolution in energy systems driven by necessity.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
22 May 2026
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If rising property taxes undermine that promise, especially for longtime residents, then reform becomes less political and more an economic necessity.—
Brandon Tucker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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“Desideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desideration. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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