yearn for

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yearn for someone or something

to long for someone or something; to desire someone or something strongly. Sam sat alone in his room, yearning for Mary. Mary yearned for a big bowl of high-butterfat ice cream.

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It's puzzling why men in relationships yearn for the single life and single men yearn to be in a relationship. RESULT!: Mr High Trousers has talent in his pocket by The Mirror (London, England) Byline: Susan Lee WORKING women no longer want the nine to five strife and yearn for the days when they stayed at home, cooking, cleaning and waiting in a fresh pinny for hubby to come home, according to research from Yorkshire Bank. Working mothers don't want it all they want balance by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Byline: Barry Gibson , West bank visit Peace ambassador Kiran Bali meets the mayor of Bethlehem 'Vast majority yearn for life without fear' A FARTOWN peace campaigner has returned home from one of the world's most volatile countries. Peace ambassador returns from Israel by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			yack yack head off yack up yammer about yank yank apart yank around yank at yank away yank chain yank into yank off yank on yank out of yank up yap yap about yap at yard Ye gods! year year after year year by year year in, year out year round yearn for yell yell at yell head off yell out yellow yellow journalism yellow streak yellow-bellied yen for yes Yes indeed! Yes siree! yesterday Yesterday wouldn't be too soon yet yield yield to yield up yoke yoke around neck yoke people or things together yon You ain't just whistlin' Dixie You ain't seen nothing yet! You and who else?			yearly yearly yearly yearly Yearly Accomplishment Report Yearly Average yearly checkup Yearly Flu Shot Yearly Frequency of Sexual Intercourse Yearly Infection Rate Yearly Infrastructure Report Yearly Operational Plan Yearly Output yearly payment Yearly Plan of Action Yearly Planning Instrument Yearly Reinstall of Windows Yearly Renewable Term Yearly Spares Cost Yearly Subscription Plan Yearly Training Brief Yearly Training Calendar Yearly Training Guidance Yearly Training Plan Yearly Training Program YearlyKos in Second Life yearn yearn yearn yearn for Yearn To Know yearned yearned-for yearner yearners Yearnful yearning yearning Yearning for Zion yearningly yearningly Yearnings Yearnings yearns years years years years years years Years Ago Years before present Years in Service Years Lived with Disability Years of Active Commissioned Service Years of Age Years of Education years of existence Years of Experience Years of Healthy Life Lost

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