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
And that almost always ends in heartburn or heartache.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
Our good times were too short and the heartache wasn’t worth it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
For the next three hours, pinned under the terrifying weight of massive heartache, he watched the color of the rectangle change from orange to red to purple.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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
My heartaches for those still in harm’s way or mourning greater losses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
If you multiply by zero, you still get zero, and a thousand heartaches.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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