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Country singer Blake Shelton, who worked with Parton on the American television series The Voice wrote: "I can say with absolute certainty that we are all feeling the same heart brokenness today."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Citizen Kane” posited that all media moguls are driven by a lust for power that stems from an irreparable brokenness.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

You leave us amid utter brokenness in our city, our beloved Los Angeles, the place we both called home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

“The brokenness of the media landscape is allowing these smaller publications to to spring up and test the market,” Casimiro said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me?

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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