brokenness
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Wholeness doesn’t come from the absence of brokenness, but from dwelling honestly within that brokenness—and allowing the memory of a lost person to grow into a blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A father who was left widowed with seven young children has said sharing his story of "brokenness and grief" after losing his wife is helping others.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
You leave us amid utter brokenness in our city, our beloved Los Angeles, the place we both called home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
“The brokenness of the media landscape is allowing these smaller publications to to spring up and test the market,” Casimiro said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
Sitting in my office, drying my tears, reflecting on my brokenness, it seemed like a laughable notion.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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