passionate
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Cook always chose to pre-record his big announcements, and while Jobs leapt around on stage, Cook's delivery style was probably more pitch-perfect, but also less passionate.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
European soccer has lived this reality, too, its most passionate supporters crowded out by duller, well-heeled buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Mr. Sankar has written a passionate book, driven, one could argue, by the sort of devotion to America so typical of this country’s immigrants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Their passionate fans, who have loyally kept showing up for the last five years to watch the lousy basketball those decisions have wrought, will be wanting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
He especially enjoyed catching beetles and water bugs from the streams, but above all else, he was passionate about collecting itself.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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