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But Shakespeare’s coronation as the king of English literature coincided with an increase of wealth among the upper classes, which rapidly drove up prices for a now desirably iconic volume.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

A pre-sale offering of 65% of the units at its desirably located 8 Cumberland Street development sold out in a month, says Mr. Wein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2018

I personally lean toward a desirably complex world but one more decentralized across multiple modalities compared to today. 

From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2017

It recommended that only schools "which are non-selective and desirably co-educational" should be approved by the minister in future.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2017

It was practical statesmanship meeting things as they were and not as they might more desirably be, but were not.

From Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)