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He recently suffered a string of romantic heartbreaks.
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death.
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Chronicling heartbreak, fear, and industry woes the tracks bleed into one another clearly designed to be listened to as a whole rather than single-by-single.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
But the eight new episodes, which were written in 2023 and filmed in 2024, implicitly address the helplessness and the heartbreak experienced by the Palestinian diaspora watching tragedy unfold on the other side of the world.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Lynch's time with Carroll in Seattle was a golden era, highlighted by four consecutive Pro Bowl appearances, a Super Bowl victory, and a second Super Bowl appearance that ended in heartbreak against the Patriots.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Viewers accused the show of cruelty in making Tran relive her heartbreak on live television.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
But the eight new episodes, which were written in 2023 and filmed in 2024, implicitly address the helplessness and the heartbreak experienced by the Palestinian diaspora watching tragedy unfold on the other side of the world.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Lynch's time with Carroll in Seattle was a golden era, highlighted by four consecutive Pro Bowl appearances, a Super Bowl victory, and a second Super Bowl appearance that ended in heartbreak against the Patriots.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Viewers accused the show of cruelty in making Tran relive her heartbreak on live television.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreak. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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heartbreak
noun
heart·break
-ˌbrāk 
: crushing grief, anguish, or distress
heartbreaking
adjective
-ˌbrā-kiŋ
heartbreakingly
adverb
heartbroken
adjective
-ˌbrō-kən
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