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sobbing



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This momentarily disarms Vytas and Marija, but afterward we see them sobbing quietly in separate rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

I started sobbing, losing my idea of a new marriage before I could even fully conjure it again.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

She was generally right on target for the dramatic stories related, as take-charge and cheeky, witty, or sobbing and heartbroken as the lyrics required.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

"I remember seeing him sitting next to the radio, sobbing," Pele later told Fifa.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

I did not cry so as to be heard, however; I avoided sobbing.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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