crying
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In one of those climactic courtroom confrontations that have long since become cinematic cliché, Mr. Firstman pulls out the classic move of a desperate actor by crying profusely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Raman even teared up in public, which City Hall insiders have long mocked her for, when crying in the name of trying for a better L.A. is as bold as you can get.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"People are now walking around freely, smiling, and some are crying," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Three months after the tearful student opened a Roth IRA in Jackson’s classroom, the teacher was approached again by someone who was crying at the school’s commencement ceremony.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The words were swallowed by the suffocating spray of a skunk, which sent more than a few animals cowering and crying in every direction.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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