cried
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As the final buzzer sounded, thousands of New Yorkers who had traveled to San Antonio yelled, hugged and cried.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
“I cried for two days. It’s a lot of money,” said Guo, a native of China studying digital media and culture in the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Walsh asked Sir Jeffrey why, if the meeting was a "positive experience" as he had previously told the court, Complainant B had cried.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
One year I was watching, I think it was the People’s Choice Awards or the American Music Awards or something, and Shania Twain lost to LeAnn Rimes, and I cried for a day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“Now, Mama,” I cried, “there she goes again, and you won’t say a word to her. You better make her stop. If I laughed at her, you’d jump all over me.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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