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cry

[krahy] / kraɪ /




VERB
formally announce to others
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He later said his remarks had been misinterpreted, but the comments had already become a rallying cry for young people seeking change.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“I’m not gonna sit in a corner and cry for him when I have so much to do,” Ortiz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since its 2020 release, “Promising Young Woman” has become a lightning rod for heated conversation — quite a far cry from its initially warm reception, which led to five Oscar nominations and one win.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Having not once allowed himself to cry in prison, he now wept regularly and was having nightmares of still being behind bars.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

She makes her way along our row and by the time she gets to me I’m ready to cry off sick with a tummy bug.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

In another video from last year, she cries when she discovers that $9,000 had been cut from her balance, so that she “only” owed $6,700.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Thankfully, there are often other cues as to the whereabouts of your fleshy foes, such as flickering lights and their awful, gurgling cries.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

An elephant seal cries out at the sight of a photographer 2.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

She smiles, laughs, cries, makes jokes, stomps her foot, flirts and gossips about other women with a girlfriend.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Her grandmother Lucy had told her that a lady never sneezes, burps, runs, screams, or cries in public.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Goodburn, 25, cried while looking down the camera, saying he was "on my knees begging" for help to ease the "unbearable suffering" of patients and their families.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Doria Rone, a local business owner, cried throughout the two-hour event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Definitely cried happy tears, and called my mother immediately."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I cried about it then, and I am still completely devastated,” she added, testifying from the student union building that has long been the campus hub for protest and advocacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Every time one of us said Maggie’s name, he cried.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

That left Raman uttering loopy word salads when she wasn’t crying conspiracy between the two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

I rarely find myself both crying with laughter and crying through my laughter in the span of the same film.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Homebound Project, a charity which funded the return, said the cloak was "crying to come home".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I’m not telling you everybody was crying in the room, but nearly. I still have goosebumps. It’s so huge,” Reman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The next morning, the village bell chimed and gnomes ran all over The Mountain crying, “Rump! Rump! The new boy’s name is Rump!”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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