brokenness
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The sharp pain of the wound may heal, but the scar remains—and we must all find a way that the broken heart can both feel the truth of its brokenness and emerge enlarged and reshaped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Linda Westcarr, Ms Westcarr-Sabaroche's mother, told reporters outside court she believed Tape should have been sent to prison and that the case exposed the "brokenness of our justice system".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
“Sean Combs has been the figure more associated with death, tragedy and brokenness than any mogul,” says Reverend Conrad Tillard in the first episode.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
You leave us amid utter brokenness in our city, our beloved Los Angeles, the place we both called home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
Even if we’re thrown away by people with more money, we can always climb our way out of the messiness and the brokenness of our lives.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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