brokenness

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Linda Westcarr, Ms Westcarr-Sabaroche's mother, told reporters outside court she believed Tape should have been sent to prison and that the case exposed the "brokenness of our justice system".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

“Sean Combs has been the figure more associated with death, tragedy and brokenness than any mogul,” says Reverend Conrad Tillard in the first episode.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

And I feel like when I do see myself in a certain era, I feel strong then or I feel like I’m carrying everything really up here with a little bit of a brokenness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

He also adds more social commentary, examining the brokenness of a world, very much like our own, where such a deadly underground competition could exist.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Even if we’re thrown away by people with more money, we can always climb our way out of the messiness and the brokenness of our lives.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi