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been longing for
noun
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
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Glamorgan's Craig Meschede told BBC Wales Sport: "It's been a fantastic day and it's a massive achievement for me, something I've been longing for for a long time.
Marvel fans have been longing for a Planet Hulk movie for as long as the MCU has existed - the comic book story revolving around the Green Guy being tricked by the Illuminati into leaving Earth.
Marvel fans have been longing for a Planet Hulk movie for as long as the MCU has existed - the comic book story revolving around the Hulk being tricked by the Illuminati into leaving Earth.
We've been longing for a stay at these quaint inns and hotels all winter long and now they're ready to welcome us (and you) back.
I SUSPECT that our species has been longing for "smart homes" since prehistoric times.
But, true to form, Capitol Hill missed what Democratic voters had been longing for.
For Waltz, it was the role he had been longing for.
This was the moment she'd been longing for but also dreading.
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Finally, I felt in my heart what I had been longing for--when I entered the temple, I felt like I was home.
Longing for retribution is longing for retribution.
(SUD + ASD 2) I was longing for a relationship for a long time, because that's the standard.
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