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“So it’s with a heavy heart that I’m graduating you because I wish you’d be right by my side for the rest of my time on the bench.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Rather, Dosa’s film is a meditation on change — both the kind that we accept with a heavy heart and something more general.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

It was with a heavy heart that Washington agreed to a military solution.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

"With a heavy heart, having failed to achieve the goal we set ourselves, I consider my time as coach of the national team to be over," Gattuso said.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

Theo has a happy heart and a heavy heart.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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