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is longing
noun
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
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Longing for retribution is longing for retribution.
"The world is longing for solutions," he said.
Now even she is longing for her former self.
The word that comes to mind is longing, pure longing.
Mr. Lott, in particular, is longing for some sage counsel.
He is longing for this whole thing to be over as soon as possible.
Osborne repeats that he is "longing for Manchester's deal to spread".
Acton, in a very plummy accent, is "longing" for the data to be out there.
When you ask her what's wrong, she says that she, too, is longing for Stella.
Mr. Damiels believes that Mr. Truman is longing for a favorable verdict from posterity.
By which point, the audience is longing for someone to saw the cast in half.
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