heart-rending
Britishadjective
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Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect Wednesday aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
That leaves IVF patients with the heart-rending decision of when to stop trying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
One of the most heart-rending moments of series four was when it was revealed that Watts's mum had died of cancer when he was just a child.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
A pivot comes midway, opening final rooms of colorful acrylic portraits, with four heart-rending drawings of Isherwood’s last weeks of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
But the two divinities of Earth knew heart-rending grief.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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