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an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
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“Jeffrey wanted me to tell you that you looked so pretty,” the female voice said into my disbelieving ear.
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I really wanted Trenchmouth to succeed and at the time wished we were as big as Green Day.
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Lucas answered immediately when asked why he wanted to join the NYPD.
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“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.
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He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
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Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
He wanted to tell her that if she called her father, it would mean the end of everything for them, but he withheld this.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
One would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
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Still, gambling seemed to be made particularly fascinating here, and he wanted to be fascinated, wanted it badly.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson