desideration

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Noun
  • 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
  • For myself, commissioning a mini-me doll was a bit of a childhood wish come true.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Evgeni Malkin might get his wish to stay in Pittsburgh after all.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • In areas with stiff regulatory requirements, human oversight is a must.
    Paul Goydan, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • An absolute must for referees at corners is to have a line of sight to the goalkeeper.
    Graham Scott, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Diversity isn’t necessarily an ethical desideratum in a collection.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2021
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Secure these versatile closet must-haves to refresh your spring and summer wardrobe now.
    Irina Grechko, Vogue, 7 May 2026
  • Plus, don’t miss out on home must-haves like a handheld vacuum that tackles small messes with ease and a plush bathroom rug that’s only $9 right now.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Fuel and fertilizer needed for the rice crop are just the latest necessities to become unaffordable in Rakhine state, which has been devastated by intense fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), one of the many rebel groups in the country.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
  • In a competitive labor market, flexibility may increasingly become an economic necessity rather than a workplace perk.
    ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Desideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desideration. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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