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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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as in to cry
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child was weeping over the death of his dog
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Recent Examples of weep
Lee audibly choked up during songs, and fans openly wept during the Peart tributes.
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Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2026
Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.
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Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Hong Kong, Seoul — Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers.
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Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
Some of the young students screamed in panic and wept but mostly remained seated and still, preventing any injuries, Cachuela said, adding that a motorcycle was damaged when a shed crumbled to the ground.
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ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2026
Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.
—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Hong Kong, Seoul — Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers.
—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
Some of the young students screamed in panic and wept but mostly remained seated and still, preventing any injuries, Cachuela said, adding that a motorcycle was damaged when a shed crumbled to the ground.
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ABC News,
7 June 2026
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To prevent that, some operators maintain low oil flow rates, akin to dripping a faucet in freezing cold weather to avoid frozen pipes.
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Or a cartoony hamburger that is doing a little too much — the cheese drip a little too textured, the shine on the bun a little uncanny.
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The Padres, the team that put up a meme of Clayton Kershaw crying on the video board.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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In May, a man pushed a wounded and visibly bleeding woman in a wheelchair out of the entrance of a building.
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Now, there will be several hundred people left to work mainly on Marathon, the extraction shooter that has not met expectations since launch, and continues to bleed players.
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One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
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On the first day of the trial, during Srebnick’s opening argument, Pino sobbed in front of the jury, leading the judge to pause proceedings.
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That ensures the polyurea layers adhere to one another and form a solid mass, blocking water from seeping through.
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Driveway surfaces that allow rain to seep into the ground also should be strongly considered, the board said.
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Although maritime traffic has been able to flow through the channel, the future of the Strait of Hormuz remains in flux.
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Shares are up 43% in the year to date as more money has flowed into regional gaming.
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Seoul / BeijingReuters — As Europe sweats through record-breaking temperatures, Asian makers of air conditioners, like South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, China’s Midea and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, are enjoying a boom in sales.
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One driver who isn't sweating the heat is Cadillac's Sergio Perez.
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The leg-lengthening bottoms exude sophistication and instantly upgrade any summer outfit.
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Once a jewelry store and later the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Riviera is a striking art deco space that exudes old-school glamour.
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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