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  • present participle of yearn.
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yearning

[yur-ning] / ˈyɜr nɪŋ /


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Spielberg scaled that cosmic yearning down to a California cul-de-sac.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Young people are wearing wired headphones and yearning for an analog time they never got to experience.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

She worries more, however, about a similar yearning and loss of confidence among Americans writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

All of this feeds into a broader identity crisis, with supporters yearning for a return to the early Abramovich era, but experiencing similar managerial turnover under the American ownership - without the same consistent success.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

They spent their days hoping and yearning for someone who could see them, a connection to the world of the living, for it was rare that such folks came along anymore.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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