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It's used to heart-wrenching effect on their debut album, singing of the physical ache of unrequited love, over delicately strummed guitars and brushed drums.

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The ongoing pollution crisis at Lough Neagh is "heart-wrenching" to watch, a public meeting has been told.

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Hollywood Reporter critic Sheri Linden noted how the "gripping drama delves into a notorious Gaza event with heart-wrenching urgency".

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His electrifying turn is equal parts heart-wrenching, deliciously irreverent and technically impressive.

“Their stories are really, really heart-wrenching, because we can only do so much,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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