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When powerful people enter the story, the whisper turns into heart-wrenching screams.
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Monday morning, after heart-wrenching testimony from the victim who four years later still walks with the aide of a cane, the agreement unraveled.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
And with that heart-wrenching monologue, Rapp’s time on the show quickly came to an end as her character moved to Boston to attend MIT and be with her girlfriend (classic lesbians), Alicia, played by Midori Francis.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 31 Jan. 2025
Cameras captured heart-wrenching footage, including that of Priscilla Tirado, a passenger on the flight whose husband and 2-month-old baby died in the crash.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Monday morning, after heart-wrenching testimony from the victim who four years later still walks with the aide of a cane, the agreement unraveled.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
And with that heart-wrenching monologue, Rapp’s time on the show quickly came to an end as her character moved to Boston to attend MIT and be with her girlfriend (classic lesbians), Alicia, played by Midori Francis.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 31 Jan. 2025
Cameras captured heart-wrenching footage, including that of Priscilla Tirado, a passenger on the flight whose husband and 2-month-old baby died in the crash.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Heart-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-wrenching. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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