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heartbreak

[hahrt-brayk] / ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk /


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"There are no words that can truly describe the heartbreak and devastation his parents, sisters and our whole family are experiencing," Jones said on the fund-raiser page.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Dickens’s stories of suffering children and stark injustices still awaken almost primal feelings of horror and heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Anything much more technologically advanced, according to the documentary “Scammed,” and you’ve opened yourself up to fraud and heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Nations League games mark the Republic of Ireland's first competitive action since their World Cup play-off semi-final heartbreak against the Czech Republic in March.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

By the time the last legendary grandparent had held him and loved him as a grandson, Jason’s heartbreak felt soothed.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Anyone who's listened to Rodrigo's first two albums, 2021's Sour and 2023's Guts, knows the singer has endured a few calamitous heartbreaks, approaching them with a mix of anguish, confusion and feminine rage.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

McIlroy had not won a major for 11 years after his fourth major win in 2014 at age 25, experiencing many heartbreaks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

When asked if he felt it was "unfair" that the teams had to play in Cardiff just five days after their respective play-off heartbreaks, O'Neill said "we knew the situation coming into it".

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

I didn’t get nearly enough corn or tomatoes, and heartbreak of heartbreaks, I missed the figs completely.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025

And between the good and the bad there were others, moments colored not so much by fear or danger but by tiny heartbreaks, thimblefuls of betrayal.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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