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Speaking to the BBC from New York, Baranski said she had been pining to return to her theatre roots for some time.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The U.S. outshot Iran 9-0 in the first half but didn’t break through until Pulisic came up with the big moment that a growing and increasingly demanding fan base back home had been pining for.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2022

The pair had been pining for something with what Maxwell describes as “the funk of these feral spaces we grew up in” when the Bootleg closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2021

For months Mr. Vicha had been pining to return to Thailand but was unable to because of the pandemic.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2021

Here was the society he had been pining for all his life!

From Soap-Bubble Stories For Children by Barry, Fanny