heartache
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Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix, who has been supporting the operation remotely, told AFP that the rescue efforts were "back in miracle country" after a "week of 24/7 heartache".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
In such moments, Ms. Smith offers her own translation of the strange and specific vocabulary of heartache.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
"We now accept ourselves as we are, but the treatment would have saved us a lot of heartache," says María Luisa.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
There’s so much heartache in his voice that I almost go to him, almost offer what little comfort I can.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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
Rather, Pelphrey’s delivery of that line – the entire dialogue he shares with Ruffalo’s scuffy agent, truly – is one of the saddest moments in a story that lives in its heartaches.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025
McIlroy's win is both the most significant achievement of his 18-year professional career and the culmination of a journey that has forced him to rebound from a series of major championship heartaches.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
It sure was great — despite numerous stumbles, obstacles and heartaches — while it lasted.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
“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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