crying

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AFP reporters saw the released fighters -- with shaven-heads and draped in Ukrainian flags -- cheering, crying, embracing one another and waiting to be reunited with their families.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Celeste said she became aware something was wrong with her son in 2020, when he started to call the family "agitated and crying".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Priscilla Hunter would come out to the forest “and could hear them crying — it was our ancestors,” said her daughter Melinda Hunter, the tribe’s vice chairwoman.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Directors and playwrights can answer that question by exploring less familiar plays, some of which are crying out to be shared with the modern world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The songs were the only way to keep Abby from crying so, while his own fear rose as fast as the water, Jonathan continued to sing.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret