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Noun
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But Trump’s attack on Cruz’s father seemed driven less by the zeal of the skeptic than by a petty desire to settle scores.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 July 2025 -
From there, their paths continued to intersect with Jota following the women’s national team with an ardent zeal.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Opendoor Technologies, an online real estate stock that was touted by hedge fund manager Eric Jackson, enjoyed a meteoric surge Monday on speculative fervor, before fizzling Tuesday — a telling signal.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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The 2020s began with a wave of progressive fervor that swept the nation and was especially notable on America’s campuses.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2025
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The clash of zealotry and conciliation, the question of how best to do the right thing, animates the O’Dwyer story in ways eerie and often striking.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Richard is a tiki guy, and his and Schaffer’s book is the first attempt, possibly ever, to unite the flamboyant exuberance of tiki with the methodical precision of the modernist craft movement.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Their exuberance, however, was not always been met with universal acclaim.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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There is perhaps even more diversity around technology transfer, with rules, attitudes and enthusiasm varying significantly between universities.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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But its interest would set off a free-for-all among large railroads and pose a test of the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for industrial consolidation.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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