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Noun
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This president doesn’t attempt to hide his gluttony for power and wealth.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026 -
One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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The book is a Christian parable, pitting faith against 20th-century materialism.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Crucially, however, there is another view onto Bove’s sculpture beyond the double illusionism of its oblique materialism and front-facing near-pictorialism.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Of its 50 million annual visitors, many head to Navy Pier, the downtown Loop, and the Riverwalk—areas that are known to be big draws for out-of-towners and therefore amass a concentration of souvenir shops, pricey dining, and other in-your-face commercialism.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2026
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American malls were once the mecca of commercialism.—
Neil Strebig,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
25 Feb. 2026
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Tension, longing, that one sizzling moment when their fingers almost brush.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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At the close of the Passover seder, and at the end of Yom Kippur, Jews declare their longing to return.—
Rabbi Tuvia Brander,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sports, after all, can be a vehicle for shaping our values and expressing our desires.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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As the war in Iran rages on, both rising oil prices and consumers’ decreasing desire to jet-set in uncertain times hang like a dark cloud over the industry, threatening to upend air travel across the world.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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