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“It’s just been so heartbreaking,” said Sun, who told me that despite the current state of the memorial, it’s been in far worse shape and has served as a homeless encampment.

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Hers was a puzzle that I had to put together, with each new piece of information being more heartbreaking than the last.

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Thus, the Lumleys had made the heartbreaking decision to hide Penelope in plain sight, as it were, at the Swanburne Academy.

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Director of advocacy and policy, Caroline Ansell, said: "If enacted, we believe they would have heartbreaking consequences for women and babies, including exposing more women to the dangers and harms of late-term abortions."

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That didn’t stop the New York Times from piling on, revealing heartbreaking details about the underage girl whose allegations upended Gaetz’s career.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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