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heartache

[hahrt-eyk] / ˈhɑrtˌeɪk /


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Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix, who has been supporting the operation remotely, told AFP that the rescue efforts were "back in miracle country" after a "week of 24/7 heartache".

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

And that almost always ends in heartburn or heartache.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

For years, I would come home from figure-skating practice bruised from falling, exhausted from trying not to fall and tender from the ambient heartache of being a teenager.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

"We now accept ourselves as we are, but the treatment would have saved us a lot of heartache," says María Luisa.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

It only brought back a heartache that was better forgotten.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Readers uninvested in Mr. Fukuyama’s crusade to vindicate himself—and to put naysayers in their place—will wish he’d spent more time on the details and heartaches of Japanese-American life in the years surrounding the war.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“Sun House” is Duncan’s seventh book, an epic tale spanning the lives, heartaches and triumphs of a menagerie of characters committed to building a loving community in contemporary America.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2023

“This is an intriguing novel filled with surprises, thrills, triumphs, and the heartaches of a family connected through time and circumstance.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 26, 2023

"Mo" marks the first time American audiences get an honest glimpse into the life of a Palestinian American family living in Houston, complete with all laughs, heartaches, struggles and joys that it entails.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2022

“Some heartaches never quite heal, do they?” she said quietly.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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