yearning

Protests against data centers and Flock cameras aren’t just about opposing AI, Tim Higgins writes for The Journal—they show a yearning for an American ideal without AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The former song is a prog-rock instrumental, while the latter is a yearning piece about striving for success: “I’ve got to keep on chasin’ a dream / I’ve gotta be on my way.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The hazy love melody “Tremenda,” for example, underscores an intense yearning for connection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

That era’s prime-time schedules illustrate the tension between insistent progress and a yearning for supposedly simpler times – a feeling similar to what we’re experiencing now.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

I touch the edge of one drawing—a close-up of a horse with long eyelashes and clear, yearning brown eyes.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The photo remains a bellwether even today, revealing more about the yearnings and prejudices of its viewers than about the subject herself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

While the fan-theorised second finale has not materialised, a behind-the-scenes documentary showing how season five of the hit TV series came to life hopes to satisfy some of those yearnings and burning questions.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

Despite the yearnings and longings that contribute to Lord Huron’s haunted Americana sound, Schneider is glad to live in this moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

In Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination acceptance speech were recurring themes speaking to Americans’ yearnings to feel their country as one of “common unity”:

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024

I told your father about all the questions and yearnings that had been growing within me for years.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day