as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
what car lover doesn't yen for a new car at the start of every model year
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Recent Examples of yen
Lin Lin,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
In November, the company cut its annual sales forecast for its fiscal year, which ends in March, to 1.28 trillion Japanese yen ($8.2 billion), down from 1.35 trillion.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
The book is titled Art of Battle: Koichi Ohata Robot Chronicle and will be released in Japan on January 25 for 4,180 yen (or around $26), and is available to pre-order from Amazon Japan.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
So, the program offers a salary of about three million Japanese yen (around $19,000) to live and work in the communities for one to three years.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024.
—Lin Lin,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
In November, the company cut its annual sales forecast for its fiscal year, which ends in March, to 1.28 trillion Japanese yen ($8.2 billion), down from 1.35 trillion.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
The book is titled Art of Battle: Koichi Ohata Robot Chronicle and will be released in Japan on January 25 for 4,180 yen (or around $26), and is available to pre-order from Amazon Japan.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
So, the program offers a salary of about three million Japanese yen (around $19,000) to live and work in the communities for one to three years.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
Noun
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Chromium may influence food intake, hunger, and fat cravings, but research shows no significant effect on weight loss.67 Despite limited research on berberine for weight loss, even fewer studies exist on other supplements.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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The chocolate’s for me or one of my coworkers—whoever’s cravings hit first!—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Snack on a handful of 365 by Whole Foods Chewy Protein Bites when craving something sweet.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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The study also found that using screen time as a punishment often led children to seek out more mature content, which Nagata attributed to adolescents who are craving independence and may react negatively to restrictive measures.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Interest, and sometimes urgency, in understanding and tracking deep-space objects stems from a desire to fundamentally understand the workings of the cosmos as well as helping policymakers and scientists understand threats — whether those threats are asteroids or foreign adversaries.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Villa’s confidence comes from Emery’s desire to provide a stable environment for players who have lost their way.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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As expected, his leaders set a strong tone for the type of work ethic, professionalism and unquenchable thirst for improvement his players adopted throughout the season.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Many people gave up, longing to end the hunger and thirst and cold, and just sat down, where they were shot by the guards.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the Mood For Love is a classic, and one of the best depictions of longing in film history.—
Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The scene in question was designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing to be close to one another.—
Erin Keller,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Physical therapists and researchers break down our urge to fidget and offer office-friendly ways to satisfy the need for movement.—
Margaret Cirino,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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If your outdoor plants are looking rough post-freeze, resist the urge to trim off all the dead and damaged foliage — for now.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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Yet the little guy has come up big for the bulls this year, retail investors showing a significantly higher risk appetite in recent weeks than professional fund managers.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the South Bay, investors still have an appetite for supermarket properties, said David Taxin, partner with Meachan Oppenheimer, a commercial real estate firm.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, more than 700 million people were impacted by hunger every day, according to the U.N.’s report.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Symptoms of a severe deficiency include brittle hair and nails, frequent bouts of illness, mood changes and trouble thinking, and hunger and weakness.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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