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What is the source of the quote, "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places"?

strong

[strawng, strong] / strษ”ล‹, strษ’ล‹ /


ADJECTIVE
able to endure
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While revenue was weighed down by a decline in sales from Covid-19 products, the company said sales from its other products grew 7%, with particularly strong growth for its recently launched and acquired products.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 3, 2026

Pocognoli shared the Tartan Army's disappointment, but after a few days the "real feeling" came after a debut camp packed with new faces and "strong decisions".

From BBC โ— Nov. 3, 2026

Net profit came in at 1.26 billion euros, boosted by strong demand for premium tickets to Asia and North America.

From Barron's โ— Nov. 3, 2026

While the defense contractor saw its revenue almost double year-on-year, with a strong operating margin and earnings, the company also posted a slowdown in multiple bookings metrics.

From MarketWatch โ— Nov. 3, 2026

Since Mama was not strong, Tante Anna did most of the heavy housework for our family of nine.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Domestic consumption has also shown signs of improvement, adding to concerns that stronger demand could fuel broader price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 2, 2026

Swiss wrestler Matthieu Burger said his opponent "does it all the time, for me it's the first time. And he was stronger".

From Barron's โ— Nov. 2, 2026

And I will say that since that day that I left the show, I’ve only felt stronger about this, and I’ve only felt that people are understanding their assignment very, very well.

From Salon โ— Nov. 2, 2026

“If you fall and get back up, you’re going to be stronger the next time,” he said of his philosophy during a phone conversation from Switzerland.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Nov. 1, 2026

She felt angry and cheated, tricked and stupid, lost and lonely, sad and confused—and the feelings were stronger than the words could say.

From "Nimโ€™s Island" by Wendy Orr

Annual inflation was 1.5% in October, compared with 1.0% in the prior month, notching its strongest point since December 2023, Switzerland’s statistics office said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 3, 2026

The association was strongest at the eighth year of the study, and adults older than 65 showed the most pronounced effects.

From Science Daily โ— Nov. 2, 2026

With Hirving Lozano and Joseph Paintstil returning from injury and Marco Reus from illness, the Galaxy on Saturday started their strongest lineup of the season and were rewarded with a season-high four goals.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 31, 2026

Here are two warnings for traders who wish to jump aboard following the strongest 100-day run for U.S. healthcare stocks since 2001.

From MarketWatch โ— Oct. 30, 2026

Byrne had just defeated Samuel Reshevsky, the strongest American grandmaster in the tournament, and his chess ability was not to be disrespected.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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