heartbreaking

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A teacher described the decision as "truly heartbreaking" and said his smartphone was confiscated on Wednesday, before being returned with a warning not to carry it again.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Watching egocentrism augment in real time, on a mass scale, is as heartbreaking and destabilizing as death itself.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

“The loss of so many young lives is difficult to comprehend, and our hearts go out to the victims’ families, friends, classmates, loved ones, and all those affected by this heartbreaking event.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Jane Dickerson, who works with Port William Inshore Rescue in Dumfries and Galloway said the recent spate of fatal water incidents was "absolutely heartbreaking".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

She sang with volume and pitch and a heartbreaking wail that echoed through her relatives’ bones, rattling them in the ground under the school itself.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline