2 uses
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Definition
to strongly want (something—especially something that belongs to another)
- The most coveted job in the Bureau!Chapter 44 (60% in)
- She bought the coveted dance set—panties and brassiere made of scraps of black lace held together by narrow black satin ribbon.Chapter 45 (42% in)
There are no more uses of "covet" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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