crying

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Shannyn De Arman of Massachusetts over Thanksgiving break found her second-grader crying in the bathroom, scared of zombies chasing children—something he’d seen on YouTube at school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

But even people who aren’t being silenced, such as all the folks crying “cancel culture” after being called names on social media, steal the valor of bona fide free speech martyrs.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Ahmad’s 5-year-old daughter couldn’t stop crying, even after he returned home.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Then you show the billionaire who, even with all the money in the world, is crying at the graveside of her first love, filled with regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

She sat right down on the dirt floor of our sod house and started laughing and crying all at the same time.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls