Neediness, binned, sense of possibility, low ambition

The sense of possibility that dominated the early months of Emmanuel Macron's presidency has all but evaporated. This is reflected in the low ambition of a new Franco-German treaty

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 Neediness



1. Being in need; impoverished; a charity that helped needy immigrants. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.


Neediness - definition of neediness by The Free Dictionary

bin

/bɪn/

BRITISH

verb

past tense: binned; past participle: binned

1. 1.

   INFORMAL

   throw (something) away by putting it in a bin.

   
   

   "piles of junk that should have been binned years ago"

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2. 2.

   store (something, especially wine) in a bin.

   
   

   "paint on the bottles indicated which way up they should be binned"