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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"With God's grace, we pray for twins in our first and second children. That is our heart's desire."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The procedure treats a condition in which the heart’s aortic valve narrows due to calcium buildup, making it harder to pump blood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The mysterious love interest turns out not, in fact, to be his heart's desire from society, but a maid called Sophie Baek.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The number likely refers to Ray J’s heart’s ejection fraction, which measures the volume of blood coming out of the heart’s left ventricle or being drawn into the right ventricle when the heart beats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

“The Listener gives his heart’s blood to the Mountain.”

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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