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heartbroken

[hahrt-broh-kuhn] / ˈhɑrtˌbroʊ kən /


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The owner who bought the building last year said he was heartbroken by what had happened.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Water safety campaigner Rebecca Ramsay, whose son Dylan drowned at Hill Top Quarry in Chorley, Lancashire, in 2011, said she was "heartbroken for all the families" who were now "enduring my nightmare".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“We feel heartbroken for the family who lost a child here,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

At first she had resented that Scythe Curie made her the front line for these heartbroken people, but soon she came to understand why.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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