as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
what car lover doesn't yen for a new car at the start of every model year
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Recent Examples of yen
Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In stock markets abroad, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.8% as the value of the Japanese yen sank after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’ s ruling coalition lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a parliamentary election Sunday.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
This reflected the combination of a stronger yen and reduced regional price gaps, according to Citi analyst Thomas Chauvet.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
This is good news for the country’s big export manufacturers, but a weak yen raises the cost of importing oil at a time of rising energy prices.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Back in 2000, the company teamed up with Goldman Sachs to set up a private equity fund totalling 30 billion yen (about $286 million at the time) to invest in Japanese startups.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In stock markets abroad, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.8% as the value of the Japanese yen sank after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’ s ruling coalition lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a parliamentary election Sunday.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
This reflected the combination of a stronger yen and reduced regional price gaps, according to Citi analyst Thomas Chauvet.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
This is good news for the country’s big export manufacturers, but a weak yen raises the cost of importing oil at a time of rising energy prices.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
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Shop this meat delivery service for all your holiday cravings.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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Thus, consumption of THCV can be beneficial for those who struggle with weight gain and/or food craving.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Yet social media algorithms crave controversy to drive clicks and engagement, so online forums erupted with fans complaining about the change.Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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Global South countries crave a trustworthy partner.Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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November 21, 2024 The holiday season is here—along, of course, with the desire to buy everything your heart desires.Vogue Club, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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The desires of the Mexican American residents for a quiet residential park have at times been at odds with other interests in the waterfront.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Or maybe your thirst for wine knowledge rivals your thirst for wine.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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For all my thirst for ghost stories as a kid, the ghost-hunting fad that came later never really captured my imagination in the same way.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Witness By Whittaker Chambers Life So Far, by Betty Friedan Humans have a deep longing to canonize political heroes as saints.Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Resist the urge to use something sharp or abrasive, as that could damage the mesh.Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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London’s top law firms hired partners at record speed this year, driven by American law firms’ appetite to compete for talent in the British capital.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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Special Spirits In every casino, almost anything goes (within reason) to whet the appetites of major players, from craps table pizza deliveries to the presentation $55,000+ bottle of 2016 Screaming Eagle at dinner.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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The idea of bankruptcy and hunger brings on the night sweats.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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This series in collaboration with the cast and crew has proven there is a hunger to explore new frontiers in an episodic format, where actors have freedom to challenge themselves and take risks.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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