cried
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When a security guard told them to stop, one man cried: "I love you, Bukangi!"
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Mr Malik, who cried after he was cleared of wrongdoing, was also paid a similar amount as a co-director, the court heard.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ally Walsh, the co-founder of Canyon Coffee, cried the first time she saw the house where she now lives in Mount Washington, Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I just want to make it very clear that I’m not here to skirt the law or make excuses,” he said, as one of his family members cried in the gallery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I cannot do this, Duane,” he cried from atop the two river rocks.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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