wept

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Easy: Yesterday, I was not only gripping the armrest but gripping the hand of the flight attendant who was sitting down in the aisle, soothing me as I hyperventilated and wept.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

She wept, partially because she might never see her son again and partially, according to Felix, because “she feared that Basel might be utterly destroyed by the army of Charles V,” the Holy Roman Emperor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Mr Hatton's family wept and hugged each other as the coroner read out her conclusion.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

At the scene, nurses wept in a corner: "What has happened to our colleagues?"

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The whole regiment wept over their talented and personable friend.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein