as in craves
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
voters hungering for honest and upright leadership
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Whiteness craves power and money and is unwilling to concede that power and money to non-whites.—
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18 May 2026 -
Right now, Parsons craves some of that normalcy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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In the video, Reinsel touted union benefits and said the DeSantis administration wants to tamp down the influence of those who push back against its policies.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Carrington wants others to understand the importance of childcare and that jobs like hers are valuable and worth protecting.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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“Hungers (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hungers%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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