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The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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Directed by Oran Zegman (Paramount+’s Honor Society), Goodbye Girl follows Jess (Shipka), who’s a professional heartbreaker.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Hamnet‘s Jessie Buckley nabbed actress of the year for her performance in Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker, while Timothée Chalamet took home the lead actor prize for Josh Safdie’s ping-pong caper Marty Supreme.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Chicago lost a 20-17 overtime heartbreaker to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately for the Cowboys, this one would be a heartbreaker.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Hamnet‘s Jessie Buckley nabbed actress of the year for her performance in Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker, while Timothée Chalamet took home the lead actor prize for Josh Safdie’s ping-pong caper Marty Supreme.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Chicago lost a 20-17 overtime heartbreaker to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately for the Cowboys, this one would be a heartbreaker.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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