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As I walk into the heart of the 60th Notting Hill Carnival, the sun is shining and bouncing off the sequins, gems and sparkles of the costumes and decorations surrounding me.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
"I hope that my legacy in wrestling was I was a bit of an idiot but I had a heart of gold," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“It didn’t matter to him. It broke my heart, and I told myself ‘you’re not going to get away with this, you’re not going to make a fool of your own people.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
That uncertainty led the team to investigate whether long-term melatonin use might be associated with heart failure among people who already had chronic insomnia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Disappointment rims her eyes and a piece of my heart dies a little.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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But if the first go-rounds last year were tragedy—depressing stocks, spiking prices, and rending hearts in both countries—the latest skirmish is starting to look more like farce.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
It goes deeper and darker, and the subject matter isn’t just broken hearts this time around.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Instead of coming up to the counter and asking for a free beverage, people are also welcome to take one of the polymer clay hearts on the drinks board.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
A piglet that captured Los Angelenos’ hearts and minds after its attempts to elude multiple pursuers in West Hollywood last weekend went viral has been adopted by a foundation headed by Grammy-award-winning songwriter Diane Warren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
In seven states, thousands of Americans stood weeping on riverbanks and train depots, hats in hands, hands over hearts.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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A teenage boy who died after contracting meningitis has been described as "a funny, kind hearted soul" by his family.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“Quiet, intense, intuitive constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of the Cure story,” the band said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025
"Quiet, intensive, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, 'Teddy' was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story."
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Joss: The new Celtic boss will soon learn that managing in Glasgow is not for the faint hearted.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
“You’re right, I shouldn’t. It used to be a light hearted thing. But now—you’re right, Matty. It’s not to be laughed at anymore.”
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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No date for such a hearting has been set yet, but it is expected to be several months away.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2022
Indeed, after I experimentally followed one of the fake Chabons, I found myself absentmindedly hearting some of its stolen posts as I scrolled through my feed.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2018
If the entire crop is to be left for hearting, a minimum of fifteen inches each way will be a safe distance for the smallest varieties.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
It’s a healthy, hearting drink and yet it has a leetle come back to it––a sort o’ kick, you know.
From Our Next-Door Neighbors by Belle Kanaris Maniates
The whole is built of ashlar, with a hearting of rubble; excepting the river parts of the arches, which are constructed with bricks laid in cement.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles
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