They are sometimes factual
The hockey team <span>coveted</span> the first-place trophy that was awarded last year to their arch rivals.
Coveted means to really want something.
Did you see the movie The Lord of the Rings? Most people know that it's based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book. But few realize, that by day, Tolkien was a professor of ancient languages. He led a very normal life as a college professor, preparing lectures and grading papers. He loved to write. However, and in his spare time at night, he escaped to a world of hobbits, elves and other creatures. In 1937, he published The Hobbit. Then, he wrote the three novels that are known together as The Lord of the Rings. It took him twelve years. Have you ever seen the three books in one volume? If so, you know how much work Tolkien put into creating his fantasy world. Actually, it's surprising that it took him only twelve years.
The word dire means that something is very serious or urgent.
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Lunches from home should not be banned because some of the students need to follow strict diets that schools cannot provide. Some schools may give out foods that students just don't want to eat because they are unhealthy or just because they don't want it. Lunches from home seem cheaper than buying it from the school too.
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