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I contrasted the way I felt about David to the way I once had pined for men who had left me waiting, and I found the intensity of my passion for David lacking.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021

Kelly’s legal team has in court papers characterized their client’s accusers as “disgruntled groupies” who had pined to be with him, only to change their stories later.

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2021

He even said he had pined after me for years.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2019

Now, Gaona wanted to make sure his 9-year-old son could enjoy what he had pined for as a kid.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2016

She was getting the thrills she had pined for with a vengeance, now that her freedom, her future, were to be colored by the issue of the race.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various