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yen for

verb as in pine

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In the first season, Ricken’s nonsensical self-help book, “The You You Are,” somehow gets into the hands of Mark's “Innie” and sparks his yen for dissent.

From Salon

It’s part of the current yen for movies that erect a flimsy hall of mirrors around a female icon to reflect how pop culture has warped their image.

Last year, it forked out 114m yen for the top tuna.

From BBC

My husband and I both have jobs, don't have kids and are blessed with great friends like Bonnie who share our yen for petty justice.

From Salon

The self-labeled “Dolly Parton of the chimps” has a yen for pastel pink, lip filler and giant blonde hair, styling herself like an adult-sized doll.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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