wanted
Britishadjective
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“I actually wanted it to be that way because I didn’t want to have any kind of preference or anything because this process has nothing to do with baseball,” he said last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
But Tatiana wanted to act before it was too late.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
She said she wanted it to be a public space people felt they could belong to.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Germany wanted less stringent carbon emission targets for carmakers and a broad interpretation of "made in Europe" to include key non-EU trade partners.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Sela and I agreed, without speaking a word, that the friendship would never happen, simply because our moms wanted it.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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