heart is set on
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If your heart is set on the backcountry, book a guide and try ski touring.
From Washington Post
It doesn’t matter if your heart is set on a tricked-out new Ford F-150 or you just want a lightly used Honda Civic to inconspicuously cart you from point A to point B. The market is brutal for everybody.
From Slate
He was accepted to two other UC campuses, but his heart is set on Santa Cruz, and he’s appealing for reconsideration.
From Los Angeles Times
Please note, however, that if your heart is set on, say, a noble fir, you’ll probably have to purchase a pre-cut tree, since farms in Southern California are pretty much limited to native Monterey pines.
From Los Angeles Times
Please note, however, that if your heart is set on a, say, a Noble fir, you’ll probably have to purchase a pre-cut tree, since farms in Southern California are pretty much limited to native Monterey pines.
From Los Angeles Times
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