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heartbreak

[hahrt-breyk] / ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk /


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His penalty, blasted over the crossbar, proved decisive as the Gunners suffered shootout heartbreak and PSG successfully defended their title.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

On Sunday, Arsenal will get on an open-top bus parade to celebrate their Premier League title, less than 24 hours after their final heartbreak.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Liam and Enda leave by choice—Liam for India as a Jesuit missionary and Enda for America with her fiddle—though leaving is a heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Everybody has felt heartbreak or confusion or duped or confused or distrustful of their own intuition and all of that stuff.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He would not survive the heartbreak, the wrongness of it.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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