brokenness
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These are rituals that create a structure for intensely feeling brokenness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Country singer Blake Shelton, who worked with Parton on the American television series The Voice wrote: "I can say with absolute certainty that we are all feeling the same heart brokenness today."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
A cynic convinced of the world’s brokenness, he realizes that revolutions need hope too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 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
Sitting in my office, drying my tears, reflecting on my brokenness, it seemed like a laughable notion.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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