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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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

But he’s also puckish – sylph-like and otherworldly, seductive and repellent, as likely to swaddle Sarah in her heart’s desire as he is to toss her into the belching, farting Bog of Eternal Stench.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

When placed on the heart's surface, the microneedles dissolve and release IL-4 straight into the injured region, helping create conditions that support recovery.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

“Her health is great—cancer’s gone, heart’s good, no other real problems—but her mind is a balloon with a slow leak. Sometimes I think…” Audrey looked at me when I didn’t finish.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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