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It’s during the voice-over when Henry recalls as a boy envying the wiseguys who hung out at the pizza parlor and taxi stand across the street from his home.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

You are rebounding, on your own two feet, when you find yourself envying other writers again, just a bit.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2021

She might be several years younger than Jo but is an educated adult woman, and envying her orphan cousin is morally repugnant.

From Slate • May 5, 2021

Instead of envying parts of the country that will be legally allowed to mix on Christmas Day, she thought London’s Covid restrictions had been comparatively looser for the most part of the year.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2020

I couldn’t help envying him that a little, which was perfectly normal.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles