wanted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Every food place we went to, he wanted a cheeseburger or pizza. By the end of it, we just knew what he wanted so we didn’t have to ask him.”
From Los Angeles Times
She told the court that Baird wanted to leave the relationship but was "fearful of repercussions that would follow".
From BBC
Anthropic had a contract with the Defense Department that was worth up to $200 million, but the company wanted to ensure that its technology wasn’t used for mass surveillance or the development of autonomous weapons.
From MarketWatch
"I did a theatrical sort of show to launch my album because I wanted to use the infrastructure of theatre to kind of realise my idea," she tells Newsbeat.
From BBC
But a public sale enabling many to participate and demonstrate the “true market value” of these objects is what Irsay would have wanted, she added.
From Los Angeles Times
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