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But there’s only so much an actor can do with outbursts and tearful platitudes of affection.

From Salon

Anxious families are waiting at the school, many of them tearful but holding out hope that their loved ones are still alive.

From BBC

While there, Mackey accidentally walks in on two older men receiving massages from younger women, one of whom is a tearful Dora, detained in the raid that took place earlier in the episode.

A tearful Ms Shih, whose 87-year-old mother was killed, told local media that her body was covered in debris inside their home.

From BBC

During Tuesday's show, a tearful Kimmel said it "was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man".

From BBC

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