bleeding heart
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To the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, it represents the bleeding heart of their creator, Mukat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
Anyway, the first time I listened to this song as an idealistic teenager, it did my bleeding heart good.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
As “Valentine” so poignantly illustrates, the surest route out of a terrible feeling is straight through its bleeding heart.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
“She was a symbol. She was mocked. She was looked upon by a lot of people as a prototypical liberal and bleeding heart, and she is that unapologetically.”
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
Where the grass is cut with a scythe, where rooster combs and sunflowers grow in the yards, and pots of bleeding heart, ivy, and mother-in-law tongue line the steps and windowsills.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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