heartbreaking

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‘Family murder cases are heartbreaking for everyone, including attorneys on both sides ... This case should be tried in the courtroom, not in the press,’ writes an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

We know they’ll get their man, but it will take some time, and more than a few hilarious and heartbreaking misfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She too had found the video "heartbreaking", saying "it is, without question, a disturbing and tragic thing to see. People are rightly asking questions about how the situation was handled".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "Any avoidable distress to families in this heartbreaking position is unacceptable."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Only five weeks later, Captain Robert F. Scott of England reached it, a heartbreaking second-place finish—and then died on the way back to his base.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong