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Mr Doyle broke down in tears in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court as he was asked to confirm his name, and held his head in his hands as jurors filed in.

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On has been on a tear lately, and its moves to burnish its high-end appeal have a lot to do with it.

Alphabet stock has been on a tear lately, buoyed by optimism about its use of artificial intelligence in its search business.

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A sudden muscle tear from a sports injury differs greatly from the slow decline in muscle strength seen in conditions such as muscular dystrophy.

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As scenes of the Barone children played above the stage, she wiped away tears at the sight of Sawyer as a child.

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