crying

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AFP reporters saw the released fighters -- with shaven-heads and draped in Ukrainian flags -- cheering, crying, embracing one another and waiting to be reunited with their families.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Celeste said she became aware something was wrong with her son in 2020, when he started to call the family "agitated and crying".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Maslany: Yeah, you’re like, “I thought she’d be crying as she said it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“I hate you,” he says, crying, as I lead him down the hallway.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

I sat down, buried my face in my arms, and made a lot of choking, sobbing sounds like I was crying.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls