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- noun Plural form of
long . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
long .
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Examples
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Bridgie said I'd been domestic long enough, and needed to play for a change, and there's a well of something bubbling up inside me that longs, simply _longs_, for a vent.
The Love Affairs of Pixie George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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Robin longs for a higher status that would have enabled him to inherit a furnished home and his own farm so that he does not have to work "in another's field."
'[S]hak[ing] the dwellings of the great': Liberation in Joanna Baillies Poems (1790) 2008
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But Seylin longs to find out more about the elf part of his heritage; and when Emily refuses his offer of marriage, Seylin leaves the Hollow Kingdom in search of any possible elf survivors.
Archive 2005-08-01 2005
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But Seylin longs to find out more about the elf part of his heritage; and when Emily refuses his offer of marriage, Seylin leaves the Hollow Kingdom in search of any possible elf survivors.
Close Kin 2005
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Undoubtedly, every man worthy of the name longs to be free, but who is really free in this world?
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Undoubtedly, every man worthy of the name longs to be free, but who is really free in this world?
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Undoubtedly, every man worthy of the name longs to be free, but who is really free in this world?
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 26: Spain Giacomo Casanova 1761
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EUR/USD dipping lower again at 1. 3769-70, not surprised to hear profit-taking (from yesterday's short-term longs) and also Asian accounts, China, sovereign selling, given talks of China, Asian offers in AUD as well above 0.8800 handle capping.
FXstreet.com FXMarketAlerts 2010
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EUR/USD dipping lower again at 1. 3769-70, not surprised to hear profit-taking (from yesterday's short-term longs) and also Asian accounts, China, sovereign selling, given talks of China, Asian offers in AUD as well above 0.8800 handle capping.
FXstreet.com FXMarketAlerts 2010
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I am looking for short term longs soon and then shorts on the bounce.
Safehaven Robert New / Jack Steiman <webmaster@safehaven.com 2010
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