Both Uses
yearn
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- They are a mob of farmers' sons and boys who yearn to be factory workers.†
Chpt 1. *yearn = strongly desire
- While one might recognize the inequities of life under Communism and yearn for justice, religious freedom, a chance to develop as an individual, another might simply want to get rich, having read about how greedy capitalists exploit the masses and decided that being an exploiter has its good points.†
Chpt 11.
Definitions:
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(1)
(yearn) have a strong desire -- often for something difficult or impossible to have
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)