heartache
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Foster told the court: "The heartache that we have gone through is immense."
From BBC ● Jul. 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
Our good times were too short and the heartache wasn’t worth it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Play-off heartache in their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup was followed by the Scots roaring their way to Euro 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
For the next three hours, pinned under the terrifying weight of massive heartache, he watched the color of the rectangle change from orange to red to purple.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Robert Louis Stevenson had a unique ability to capture young imaginations while touching on adult hopes and heartaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
“No Other Land” superbly compresses four years into a series of heartaches that slowly escalate in severity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
“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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Vocabulary from Langston Hughes's "Jazz as Communication"
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