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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] / strɔŋ, strɒŋ /


ADJECTIVE
able to endure
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He added the business made a profit of £18.1m in the year to September, which was a "strong recovery" from the previous year where there were losses of £68m.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The incident comes amid warnings up and down the coast of high tides and strong surf, boosted by El Niño conditions in the water, causing rip tides and other dangerous conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

He nonetheless offered strong backing to Bukele, telling reporters: "We support him in all matters of logistics and intelligence, and we will continue to support him for the work they are doing."

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Warren is also a strong proponent of repealing it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

I looked down at my hands, rough now but strong.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

In a subsequent question-and-answer session, he said a 0.3% or stronger core reading would imply that inflation would be moving further than closer to its 2% inflation target.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

“Multiple signs point to a truck freight market that probably will be considerably stronger over the next few quarters than we had previously forecast.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

But if October pricing dynamics are similar to last month's, "then a stronger policy move may be needed," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance, which campaigns for stronger protections for models in the US, approves.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

They’re stronger than me —on any other day but today.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Forecasters have warned that this year could see one of the strongest on record, bringing extreme weather to many parts of the world.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Analysts at Truist Securities studied previous elections and found the strongest relationship between returns and the party of a new president, looking back at elections from 1988 to 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

For coffee drinkers, two to three cups daily appeared to offer the strongest association, while one to two cups of tea showed the most favorable results among tea drinkers.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Miller’s new role will come as the administration prepares to face a Democratic-led House of Representatives and Senate, which could provide the strongest check yet on the executive branch since Trump began his second term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Whereas the I chord feels most strongly "at home," V7 gives the strongest feeling of "time to head home now."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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