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But I yearned for a way of understanding the world that could make room for both the importance of my past and the existence of my own agency.”

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

After a dismal Australian Open second-round exit in January, she discussed at length how she yearned to play in "a way more similar to how I was playing when I was younger".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"My suitcase is packed in my head," she said, explaining that she has yearned to reconnect with everything that she misses about Iran: "the atmosphere, the streets, the neighbours, friends, everything".

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

There are many mothers who go to the hospital to deliver a child they love and yearned for but won’t take home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

He yearned for the peacefulness of Caer Dallben, yearned even to weed the vegetable gardens and make horseshoes.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander