longing
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It was still not easy for Gonzalez to leave Manchester City, where he felt settled, but Newcastle will give him the platform he has been longing for as a key player.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Queen says she was "longing" to share her experience while launching a cancer support centre just days after learning of her husband's diagnosis, according to the Daily Express.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
But as my confinement continued, even through my longing to be home, I felt an indisputable change that could only be tied to the lack of a smartphone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
If there are any lessons for Hollywood to learn from “Obsession,” it’s to not take shortcuts to the prize you’re longing for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Naima didn’t say anything, but she let her longing to take this chance show on her face.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
I discussed and debated life’s big questions and foundational topics with my celly: the complication of family dynamics, our greatest fears and regrets, our deepest longings for the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
His voice - bruised, buttery and intimate - has been an inescapable undercurrent of Bollywood, narrating heartbreaks, longings and reconciliations for millions for more than a decade.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
One of our most fundamental longings as social beings is to belong, especially to a community.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
It seemed designed to poke at my frustrated longings for a space of my own.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
I loved them both, but they satisfied different longings.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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