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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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At least five groups of Indigenous people have had strong spiritual ties to Puncak Jaya for generations.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

More than 40 million people in the northeastern United States braced Friday for heavy rain and strong winds as an unusually powerful storm for the season was forecast to crash into the region.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

With recent purchasing managers’ surveys revealing unexpectedly strong U.S. private-sector activity, investors have ramped up their expectations that the Fed could raise rates again next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Aaron Donald had a strong performance in his first game back with the Rams, but it’s unclear if that will translate into more playing time against Denver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He knew that he was in the presence of something very, very strong.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

A renewed rally in Treasury yields and a stronger dollar also continue to weigh on market sentiment, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Wild-type AMB-1 produced a stronger longevity effect than reversibly non-magnetotactic RNM-AMB-1.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Although the market landscape may not look great, three factors that matter most to stock returns are broadly stronger than they were three months prior, according to Barclays.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The meme is not entirely without foundation, although the evidence is considerably stronger for Brighton and Bournemouth than it is for Brentford.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Bulgu’s sunsum is stronger than the average baby troll.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

And the world is experiencing the strongest El Niño in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Everton and Leeds have also conceded three goals fewer than expected given the chances they've faced, although both sides have been among the strongest defensively overall.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It’s final exam time for the Cavaliers, who get to show whether their unbeaten record is real against one of the City’s strongest programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The issue isn’t how much AI the world develops, but who has the strongest systems.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

He’d now won an unprecedented nineteen straight games against the strongest players in the world.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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