longing
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She resists, preferring to forget the intense physical and emotional pain of her life, but is lured by her longing to paint again.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
And then there is his voice — perhaps at its most ravishing on “Take Care of Yourself,” a ballad from his 2011 album “Bella” — at once fierce and tender, colored by longing and loss.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
What they did share was a brutal colonial past, and a longing to achieve economic self-determination.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
“There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill,” wrote Golding, “and there was the world of longing and baffled common sense.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
I thought of the sparks of longing I sometimes caught in the other kids’ eyes, to reach out, be seen, heard, make friends, laugh together—always quickly extinguished for fear of detection.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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