sobbing

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Bodycam footage recorded by the officers shows his mother, Coutts, sobbing on the floor and telling them it was "unfair".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Cameras cut to her fans, some of whom were shown sobbing on the jumbotron, wearing traditional Colombian Vueltiao hats and waving their flags with glee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Milton said he and his wife both began sobbing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"He did not want to leave the town. He stayed, but is now in the cemetery," she told AFP, sobbing in the church hall.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

She kept a brave face inside the nursing home, but later I heard her sobbing in the parking lot.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas