heartache
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White: Reading that moment —there’s been so much pain and heartache ... for years and years and years, and I was just so relieved to see this joyous moment on the page.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Teddy Thompson’s voice is a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy and caverns of heartache.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
If only more 20-somethings knew the importance of saving and investing early, it would save a lot of heartache later on.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Tuczemskyi considers his partner a hero and is grateful for the maternal instinct that spared his family even more heartache.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
What if, by exposing this chameleon, V could stop a similar mother from experiencing a similar heartache?
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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