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heartbroken

[hahrt-broh-kuhn] / ˈhɑrtˌbroʊ kən /


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As his heartbroken team dressed in the locker room, Taylor pledged that the adversity would shape them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

One patient who had waited five years for their own surgery said they were "heartbroken" at the last-minute decision.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

"When I found out I was heartbroken - I was distraught and completely disheartened," they said.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

“I’m heartbroken over what happened in America yesterday,” Rodrigo said onstage then.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

And Lucas Cader was as heartbroken over Gabriel as I was, if not more so.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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