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heartbreakingly

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The triangular relationship that forms is heartbreakingly brutal yet beautiful, touching something deeper than blood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

For Mariyana from Kyiv, the story is heartbreakingly similar.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

They are final, heartbreakingly inadequate, tangible evidence of my mom’s existence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

While the Welsh band’s story is pocked with despair and unmet potential, their remarkable achievements during their heartbreakingly brief time together continues to attract new fans, year after year.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

And now, this woman, this mother, with her heartbreakingly eager, crooked smile and the barely veiled hope in her eyes.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini