salivating

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Investors are salivating over the initial public offering of Cerebras Systems.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

And I haven’t gotten to the secondary market, where sellers are salivating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

“Nebraska ’82,” the 37-track collection, clears the vaults for fans who have been salivating to hear the fabled “electric” recordings with the E Street Band.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

This one, with its many, many pockets, reminds me of the multi-pocket Jil Sander bags from the early 2000s that every Depop girlie is salivating over right now.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

The point of our exercise was to convince ourselves that the wolf was not actually at the back door but perhaps merely salivating at the edge of our yard.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver