had been yearning
-había estado anhelando
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofyearn.There are other translations for this conjugation.

yearn

Then, at 11 a.m. in the Escambrón, in front of the sea for which he had been yearning for 36 years, Oscar began his first press conference, which was full of symbolism.
Luego, a las 11 de la mañana en el Escambrón, frente a ese mar que por 36 años estuvo añorando, dio comienzo a su primera conferencia de prensa que estuvo repleta de simbolismos.
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