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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Screening programmes, where healthy people's hearts aged 14-35 are tested to look for dangerous underlying issues, have found that around one in 300 could be affected.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, he’s won hearts in dedicating his success to his late mother, Jacqueline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Today's Knicks have won the hearts of fans with a gritty style that saw them reach the Eastern Conference finals last season and build a 13-game winning streak in the current playoffs.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

His daughters' statement said "it is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The way down the other side was just as impossible, and their hearts sank with disappointment.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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