longingly
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George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, said the actor "inspired a whole next generation of star-gazers who looked longingly ahead to a brighter future for all humanity".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the clips Tarin uses, Coyote looks longingly at one of Road Runner’s feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Stephen Colletti made his love for the fish clear, posting a video longingly staring at a full case of salmon in a supermarket.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine’s Day took a break from staring longingly into each other’s eyes to gaze at something else: a SpaceX rocket blazing across the early evening Southland sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
They were facing the wrong way, after all, and it was dark and wet, and they were busy stamping the ground and staring gloomily and longingly at the lights of the village.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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