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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a wanted but" is not correct and does not form a complete thought in written English.
It may be used in contexts where you are discussing something that is desired but has a contrasting or opposing aspect.
Example: "She had a wanted but complicated relationship with her job, as it provided financial security but lacked fulfillment."
Alternatives: "a desired yet" or "a sought-after but".
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It denies a fundamental right to all Arizona women and puts in danger those who might want to carry a wanted but complicated pregnancy to term.
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There is a want but it is abstract and cold, a dead want that goes well into writing because writing is dead.
Women were coded as a) wants another pregnancy now (i.e., within 2 years), b) wants another pregnancy after 2 years, c) wants a pregnancy after marriage, d) wants but does not know when, and e) does not want (any) more.
José Eduardo worked with his father as a stonemason but wanted a career as a teacher.
He had started an affair and wanted a divorce but my mother refused.
Thieves took a wallet and a purse but wanted more.
My whole appeal is that you enjoy being a woman, but want a bit of a man's life".
People wanted a voice but got only a remote bureaucracy.
He had been a farmer but wanted to try his luck as a trader.
"She threw her computer monitor at me". "She said she wanted a mentee, but she really wanted a slave".
He wanted a job, but it is hard to get a job at 94.
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