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yearn
verb [I] /jɜrn/Definition
› to desire something strongly, esp. something difficult or impossible to obtain: [+ to infinitive] Joy yearns to earn enough money from her job as a doctor’s assistant for her to become independent.
(Definition of yearn verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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