heart-rending
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That leaves IVF patients with the heart-rending decision of when to stop trying.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
And “Normal Thing,” a grower from Abrams’ latest album, was transformed with a heart-rending drum build.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
Yousuf Abubakr, a UC Berkeley graduate student in mechanical engineering, said heart-rending images on social media of the suffering of Palestinian civilians prompted him to join the movement.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as "heart-rending."
From BBC • May 27, 2024
A peculiar and heart-rending gasp of final sorrow came from the Laughing Man.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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