yearning
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They show how Regan made a multipronged assault on clients’ emotions by playing on their vulnerabilities, their need for income and their yearning to believe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
But they soon eclipsed it with 2025’s “Revengeseekerz,” a deliriously overheated mix of romantic yearning, internet score-settling and virtuosic production prowess.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Spielberg scaled that cosmic yearning down to a California cul-de-sac.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
You might reasonably assume this would leave the finished dish tasting as though it were yearning for a blanket of Gruyère and a broiler.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
“You too, my dearest,” she said, with infinite yearning of pity in her voice and eyes.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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