as in craved
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
people have always been sighing for the "good old days"
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But Brown craved something more.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026 -
The Ravens went into this draft with obvious needs — interior offensive linemen, pass-catching targets and edge rusher being the most glaring — but what DeCosta craved most of all was a return to the team’s hard-nosed roots.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Duff said that while lawmakers largely supported the provision and wanted to see state tourism dollars increase, it was left out due to funding concerns and needing to keep the state’s budget balanced.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Oakland has become a city of artists, and often people just wanted to talk shop.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Sighed (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sighed%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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