heartache
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Mageean endured more Olympic heartache at the delayed Tokyo Games in 2021, when a calf injury disrupted her preparations as she exited from the heats.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Along the way, there would be great personal heartache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A greatest hits of humanity’s current fears forms the backdrop to a complex, woozy tale—mostly realist, with brief incursions into phantasmagoria—of doomerism and heartache, wealth and greed, art, transcendence and spiritual reckoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix, who has been supporting the operation remotely, told AFP that the rescue efforts were "back in miracle country" after a "week of 24/7 heartache".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Forcing him to take a side would only end in heartache.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Robert Louis Stevenson had a unique ability to capture young imaginations while touching on adult hopes and heartaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Rather, Pelphrey’s delivery of that line – the entire dialogue he shares with Ruffalo’s scuffy agent, truly – is one of the saddest moments in a story that lives in its heartaches.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025
“It tells me that all the time, effort, heartaches, soccer trainings, tournaments, bad and good days were totally worth it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
“This is an intriguing novel filled with surprises, thrills, triumphs, and the heartaches of a family connected through time and circumstance.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
“Some heartaches never quite heal, do they?” she said quietly.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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