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Romvari weeps as she spreads them out on a table, saying “hi” softly to her brothers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

No college basketball fan weeps for the Blue Devils’ bad luck, but Duke knows better than most that a great regular season doesn’t guarantee a championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The two of them, from the looks of it, have never recovered from the loss — Mahler weeps on his grandson’s grave, while Anna tries to bury her anguish in work.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

A Shiite Muslim weeps as they hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others leaders during a vigil in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and church bells all over ring out the Angelus and Nurse O’Halloran weeps for the waste of a dress, that child still in there and me in me finery.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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