cry
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"You'll make me cry," she smiles in sympathy.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
They were quickly interpreted to be a variation of a rallying cry adopted by some people angry at the health-insurance industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a phone call cited in the report, Jester promised his mother: “I know what I signed up for. Ain’t nothing to explain and cry about. I’m going to do my time like a man.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Largo's mother told AFP news agency that a local resident had heard her daughter cry out for help from beneath the rubble.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
With a cry, Torak started rooting around in the wreckage.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
When the on-duty officers heard the desperate cries for help, why didn’t they jump up and sprint to Alcaraz’s aid?
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Early plays Maddie’s lowest moments with raw sincerity and expressions of utter helplessness — visible cries for help, acted out with total concern and love for the feminine.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
This came home during Covid when many people reached out to elected officials but their cries for help went unanswered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
He has pledged "social transformations that the country urgently cries out for" while promising to "take stock" of the peace strategy and "make the necessary changes".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Another woman leaps into the light, then another, and another, all dancing, shrieking their battle cries, their bodies painted white and black and red.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
“Grown-ups gave me positive attention when—as an actor—I failed, got sick, screamed and cried, killed, grieved and suffered,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Earlier, from the first minutes of the partial eclipse, a group of young boys cried out: "It's starting! It's starting!"
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
She cried afterward, as her family draped her in leis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I already cried all the tears I had in the dressing room,” he said in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“There is an elephant in the garden, Mutti!” he cried.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
When I got to Figaro, the last place to look on my list, I burst out crying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was a feast day and everyone was celebrating, but M's daughter stayed in her room crying.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"You're seeing the family members distraught, crying, it's hard to watch. Unfortunately it's the reality of being close to the ocean."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
They made a surprise visit and I could see my dad crying.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Maybe I was crying only in my head.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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