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Since the first herd of Charolais cattle arrived in Mexico from France more than 20 years ago, U.S. cowmen have hankered after the deep-chested, creamy-white animals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ever since the late Serge Prokofiev's War and Peace got its first concert performance in Moscow in 1944, the world's opera houses have hankered to stage it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the 18th Century the Russians have hankered to possess the Bosporus and Dardanelles.

From Time Magazine Archive

They refused to like it, have hankered for The Blue Bird ever since.

From Time Magazine Archive

He would have hankered after those diamonds for the rest of his life, and no amount of small trinkets would have consoled him for having missed them.

From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles