yearned for
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Mr. Dalrymple cites the example of U Ottama, also called Mahatma Ottama— “a short Buddhist monk with large ears and a scar on his forehead”—who yearned for Burmese union with India.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
If you’ve ever yearned for your living space to smell like buttery movie theater popcorn or dill pickle juice, Bath & Body Works has you covered.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025
It is the very voice the Framers yearned for engaged citizens to bring to the jury box.
From Slate • Oct. 23, 2025
The 1960s middle classes could not afford haute couture, but yearned for a stylish, distinctive look of their own.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
I yearned for my mother, and at the same time I understood that she had sent me to this place where I was an outcast.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
