would like
idiom
—used to say that someone wants to do or have something
We would like to help in any way we can.
She would like a haircut.
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Eno is now on Generation Four, but there’s something the director would like to make clear.
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Denise Quan, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
From a content writer who would like to learn video editing to a graphic designer who would like to learn LLMs (large language models).
—Praveen Andapalli, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since Trump’s victory, Musk has been accompanying the president-elect in meetings with world leaders, and began advising him and members of Congress as to which federal agencies, regulations and budget items the billionaire would like to eliminate or greatly reduce.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Members who would like to opt out of the settlement must do so before February 3, 2025.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Denise Quan, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
From a content writer who would like to learn video editing to a graphic designer who would like to learn LLMs (large language models).
—Praveen Andapalli, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since Trump’s victory, Musk has been accompanying the president-elect in meetings with world leaders, and began advising him and members of Congress as to which federal agencies, regulations and budget items the billionaire would like to eliminate or greatly reduce.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Members who would like to opt out of the settlement must do so before February 3, 2025.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Would like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20like. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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