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cry

[krahy] / kraɪ /




VERB
formally announce to others
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Soon they were being branded by the News of the World as "Britain's newest purveyors of filth" - a moniker Sullivan claimed "made my mother cry".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"When the vehicles arrived, the joy I felt even made me cry because I no longer have to deal with engine oil or anything stressful," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Her message was a far cry from the pressing one U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“You could almost cry and get chills,” said Caligiuri, another Bruin playing at the Rose Bowl, who saw fans both wearing and waving American flags in 1994, when all the stadium announcements were in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

I could tell that whatever had made the cry was much closer now than it had been before, and I didn’t feel too good about it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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