Definitions
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- adjective greatly desired
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Examples
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They go on to propose that a song is a ship, which is to say that it enables your heart to set sail across the ecstatic ocean of emotions with its longed-for horizon, ever so close but so far away.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Say the word out loud and feel that it will take you to the heart of your longed-for home.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.
Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011
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Out Fri 30Two of Allen's finest moments, which make it clear why his longed-for "return to form" is so hard to achieve.
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Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.
Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011
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Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.
Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011
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Ðне it would be longed-for to be aware delivery continuation shortly
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I stripped and threw my stinky clothes, every stitch, into the washer and started a cycle, then took that longed-for shower.
p_n_elrod: Da Winnah and new stuff p_n_elrod 2010
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And now comes Woodward, who said yesterday the longed-for swap is "on the table" and could happen "if the president's a little weak going into 2012 ...."
Take Biden-Clinton Veep swap off the table -- for now Jonathan Capehart 2010
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Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle.
Leslie King, LCSW: Confront Your Own Memories To Help Your Child Cope LCSW Leslie King 2011
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