as in craved
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
having her own home was something she had wished for since she was a child
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Just as Anand craved fresh paneer, Bento craved the Topo cheese of his parents’ Azorean homeland.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026 -
That's in part because the bank didn't yet have a digital banking solution that younger founders in particular craved, Petno said.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Authorities have arrested a man wanted in connection with a crash in Moreno Valley that killed a 25-year-old woman in January.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Manchester City A lot of Brentford fans wanted to see former players David Raya and Christian Norgaard with winners' medals.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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These are rooms where natural lighting and flexible ventilation are typically desired.—
Anna Popp,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers did not agree on rules for artificial intelligence uses in education, for instance, or revamp school vaccination requirements as some desired.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Wished (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wished%20%28for%29. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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