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What is the source of the quote, "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places"?

strong

[strawng, strong] / strɔŋ, strɒŋ /


ADJECTIVE
able to endure
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In fact, business investment is “not just strong, but it is broadening.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Helium has particularly strong correlations between its two electrons, allowing them to interact in ways that make the simultaneous release of energy possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Markets enjoyed a healthy run-up in the previous two days as traders welcomed strong reports from South Korean chip titan SK hynix and a highly impressive IPO filing from Claude-creator Anthropic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Chelsea's strong start to the season continues with victory over Roma in the Women's Champions League.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

As we turned and walked away, we had to cling on to one another, so that the wind did not blow us back towards the city, towards the fire—the gusts of wind were so strong.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Some awards prognosticators, including Times columnist Glenn Whipp, have even debated whether “You Can See Everything” might have a stronger chance in the picture category than documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

According to his conversations, government demand is stronger this year than it was last year, due to the company’s work on deals in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Her life's work was to empower her community to face and overcome injustices, and she has left farm workers and the entire Latino community stronger and more organised than she found it," the UFW said.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Market conditions in Germany proved more challenging than the company anticipated, while stronger volume demand for biosimilars—lower-priced versions of biologic medicines made from living organisms—caused supply constraints in Europe and international markets, Sandoz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

She looked stronger, eyes bright, a touch of color in her sunken cheeks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"We are extremely disappointed that, despite our best efforts, we have been unable to find a reasonable solution that would allow us to compete in both games with our strongest available squad," Burgh added.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The company said it expected logic and foundry customers—those seeking to produce the integrated circuits that power everything from smartphones to computers and data centers—to be the strongest growth driver next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In contrast, Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens showed one of the strongest associations with faster aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Ink” “As in the best picture category, ‘The Odyssey’ will certainly face off here against several of the strongest top contenders of the year: ‘La Bola Negra,’ ‘Dune: Part Three’ and ‘The Invite.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Some of America’s youngest but strongest stars had ventured north of the border to play.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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