heartache
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Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix, who has been supporting the operation remotely, told AFP that the rescue efforts were "back in miracle country" after a "week of 24/7 heartache".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
And that almost always ends in heartburn or heartache.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A woman who welcomed a daughter after two pregnancy losses has said she wants others who face similar heartache to know "there is still hope".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Our good times were too short and the heartache wasn’t worth it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
There’s so much heartache in his voice that I almost go to him, almost offer what little comfort I can.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
The author of the memoir “Free Range Girl” on writers who revisit the struggles, adventures and heartaches of youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Rather, Pelphrey’s delivery of that line – the entire dialogue he shares with Ruffalo’s scuffy agent, truly – is one of the saddest moments in a story that lives in its heartaches.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025
It sure was great — despite numerous stumbles, obstacles and heartaches — while it lasted.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
“It tells me that all the time, effort, heartaches, soccer trainings, tournaments, bad and good days were totally worth it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
If you multiply by zero, you still get zero, and a thousand heartaches.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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