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On the tape, Miller boasts about Trump’s personal life, claiming that celebrities like Madonna, Kim Basinger and former French first lady Carla Bruni all had been hankering to date him.

From MSNBC • May 20, 2016

Dolce, who comes from a family of well-established tailors, had been hankering for a job in Armani's design studio.

From Time Magazine Archive

The National Park Service had been hankering for a place to tell tourists about the delights of the capital.

From Time Magazine Archive

In truth, Felipe had been hankering for the sheep-shearing himself.

From Ramona by Jackson, Helen Hunt

She kept leaving off, making her work last as long as she could, so as to remain there, to listen to that story, which her curiosity had been hankering to know for a fortnight past.

From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile