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The Dream Factory I had been yearning for a space where I could cut out distractions and manifest whatever was compelling me.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

“I had been yearning in here,” he said, pointing to his heart.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2021

Alexis had been yearning to return home and now they run the Kerida guesthouse, to pay for El Cimarron, a dance school they are setting up across the street.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2021

He had been yearning for a church “he could believe in.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2017

When at last he came out of the water and touched the shore he had been yearning toward for the whole round of a passing year, he experienced a burst of astounding joy.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig