yearn
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“All his life, he has been taught to yearn for eternity,” Ms. Sy-Quia writes of his deliberations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
They are listening to Jeff Buckley, watching Celine Song films, making memes about needing more hours in the day to yearn.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
"There is so much to do, let's do it. Let's yearn for a happy ending in our own lives."
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
That Lightning & Thunder peaked when Gen Xers were ascendant makes you yearn for Brewer to grapple with how much of their fan base was ironic.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Badenhorst would supposedly make us yearn for the days of Suitcase.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing yearn
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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