heartbroken

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Appeared in the January 28, 2026, print edition as 'Apple Chief Cook Says He Feels Heartbroken'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Heartbroken, Payne’s loved ones said in a statement that the singer will “forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

Heartbroken to find their beachside beacon toppled in the ditch like a felled tree, Kelly and Gallichotte wasted no time repairing and reinforcing her to withstand big blows.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Heartbroken but not quite despairing, he testifies to the power of cinema as a tool of resistance even as he reckons with its — and his own — limitations.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Heartbroken, he said, but as his own father had died in defence of the kingdom, so did his fair maiden.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness