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heartbreak

[hahrt-breyk] / ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk /


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Before Ms. Parton, most female country singers cultivated staid, reserved images and achieved success with heartbreak ballads.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

We’re there to give you a heartbreak that will heal the heart that is broken.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

"I have no words for this sad song. Just heartbreak," she added.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The answers may come with regret or heartbreak, but they may also come with glorious satisfaction and unbelievable revelations.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

How could I possibly protect him from heartbreak?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

"We have been through injury, heartbreaks, losses. We have been losers at times in the most important moments," Zverev said.

From BBC Jun. 7, 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

Broadus lamented being unable to see her baby girl take her first steps, bring her to her first day of school and support her through the highs and heartbreaks of life together.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

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

From Salon Sep. 21, 2025

She was there for your first crushes and heartbreaks, your party dresses and spins at sophisticated states like anomie.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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