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“If they are to amount to a crime then the legislature will need to codify it,” Robinson said from the bench Thursday morning, as Parker audibly sobbed at the defense table.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"Sarah was just amazing with me while I just sobbed and sobbed in her kitchen," Behrens says.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"Three families lived off this place. Look what they’ve done to me. I'm 55 years old. What job can I do now?" the livestock farmer sobbed.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“We sobbed and sobbed. I’ll never forget that moment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“No one will want me now. I’ve turned into a witch,” she sobbed.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer



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