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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“But I didn’t have parents. I had a mom and she was it. Through all her stuff, she was right there. I love that lady. She’s 84 now and my heart’s starting to break.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Chester would not return home until 8 July, as he spent the next two weeks battling sepsis and the rare, life-threatening infection of the heart's inner lining endocarditis.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

She can be a mom and still enjoy going to the club and dancing to her heart’s content.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Researchers at the University of Sydney have uncovered new evidence showing that type 2 diabetes directly changes the heart's structure and how it produces energy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

“His heart’s beating as fast as a woodpecker drills. Let’s go inside until he calms down.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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