as in craves
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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After work or stressful days, the brain naturally craves convenience, dopamine, comfort and low-effort rewards.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026 -
Whiteness craves power and money and is unwilling to concede that power and money to non-whites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The bigger picture The launch is a meaningful bet on what Yahoo Finance’s 30-year audience actually wants.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Still, the launcher configuration suggests the company wants Comet to engage both surface and aerial threats during independent operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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“Wishes (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wishes%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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