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heartbreak

[hahrt-breyk] / ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk /


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“No one could’ve prepared us for the heartbreak we faced 6 weeks after our little miracle was born,” one mother wrote.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Images released by a local media outlet showed a woman being evacuated on a stretcher and scenes of heartbreak outside the school, with people crying and hugging each other.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Relationships with a seal, an elephant and a rhino, for example — obsessive, protective, loving friendships — all seemed to end if not in outright tragedy, then in shattering heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

However, their World Cup adventure ended in heartbreak as they fell to a 1-0 defeat by Spain.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

I try not to think of her heartbreak, how I caused it, but I can't keep it out and it rushes over me.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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