eager
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For this reason, I was eager to catch Monahon’s latest, “Eat Me,” which is having its world premiere at South Coast Repertory, where the play was developed at last year’s Pacific Playwrights Festival.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Investors will be eager to know if Cook’s departure will lead to Apple increasing its investment, Brooks says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The huge expansion of universities created millions of graduates eager for cultural experience, along with a better life than they, or any previous generation, had experienced before the war.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
That would help prove to the EU that he is eager to fight corruption, but it only has the power to investigate the misuse of EU funds.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
I went outside, eager to get an early start, and was showered with sparkling white.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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