longed
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But after a similarly unremarkable start to the same composer’s “Pines of Rome,” the evening’s final piece, Mr. Petrenko and the Berliners delivered the sonic blasts longed for all night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I longed to speak to my mother about it, but I kept my feelings from her and stayed silent.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Just as things began to feel real, the connection she longed for would suddenly feel uncomfortable, even threatening.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Now, I have the strange romantic notion that, for the briefest of moments, Americans joined hands and celebrated 200 years of an unrealized but longed for dream: Liberty and justice for all.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
I longed for a rabbit or robin to come sing me a song about true love.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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