heartbreak
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Anything much more technologically advanced, according to the documentary “Scammed,” and you’ve opened yourself up to fraud and heartbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“There are no words to adequately express our heartbreak over the loss of our beloved Chris Spatola,” the Krzyzewski family said in a statement through Duke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Right away, we’re squarely in the realm of heartbreak and loss, a state of mind where memories are painful but all you have left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
I think people resonate with your vulnerabilities and your successes - saw me cope with the heartbreak of Rio, the Chantelle Cameron loss and personal difficulties.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
How could I possibly protect him from heartbreak?
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
For Leinster, however, it is a fifth defeat in the final since they claimed their fourth title in 2018, with the past four heartbreaks also coming at the hands of French opposition.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The show often reflected for audiences formative parts of their lives too – first loves, first heartbreaks, births, deaths and marriages.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
I didn’t get nearly enough corn or tomatoes, and heartbreak of heartbreaks, I missed the figs completely.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
A few years passed, and Kathy, through a series of missteps and heartbreaks, was divorced and living alone with Zachary, who was less than a year old.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
