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hearts

British

/ hɑːts /

noun

Also called: Black Maria. (functioning as singular) a card game in which players must avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

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“Our hearts go out to the entire family for the tragic loss of Maria and Benison Tran on September 7, 2022,” Alameda County said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Accepting the award, host Claudia Winkleman dedicated it to the show's "extraordinary cast who played with dignity, gusto and their entire hearts and we love them".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Or will “robots with no hearts dominate human beings with no agency?”

From Slate • May 8, 2026

“We are deeply shocked and outraged by the aggression against Iran, and our hearts are with you,” read the message from Xiamen Victory Technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

How could I keep the girls from getting their hearts broken if she didn’t even live there anymore?

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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