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  • plural of cry.
  • present tense form of cry (3rd person singular).

cries







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At a hospital just outside General Santos, the region's largest city, AFP reporters heard cries of "push" then an infant's cries as a mother gave birth outdoors behind a makeshift screen.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

She cries foul on seemingly every play in which she is bumped, or nudged, or experiences any of the contact that is completely normal in the most physical basketball league on the planet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"When she cries missing Javed," Imtiyaz said, "her sugar levels shoot up."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Over the radio, they can hear the cries of other vessels begging for food and water.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

John laughs and cries at the same time.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone



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