as in craved
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
I long for the day when cancer is but a distant and unpleasant memory
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Just as Anand craved fresh paneer, Bento craved the Topo cheese of his parents’ Azorean homeland.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026 -
That's in part because the bank didn't yet have a digital banking solution that younger founders in particular craved, Petno said.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Joveljic said the players have bought into the staff’s vision and badly wanted to deliver a win.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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But there was nobody Grams — or Rock Canyon’s locker room — wanted more to go to work with a game in the balance.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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These are rooms where natural lighting and flexible ventilation are typically desired.—
Anna Popp,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers did not agree on rules for artificial intelligence uses in education, for instance, or revamp school vaccination requirements as some desired.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Longed (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longed%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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