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The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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The TikTok video became an instant heartbreaker, as viewers flooded the comment section with tears and words of encouragement for the dog.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The Rams went through 10 innings last year in the state championship game and lost a heartbreaker by a run.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Less than a week later, Rhode Island lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at Oregon that was decided on an unearned run in the bottom of the 11th inning.
—Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
In baseball state finals, Orangewood Christian lost an extra-inning heartbreaker to Canterbury while East Ridge lost to Sarasota in a Class 7A softball region semifinal.
—Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The Rams went through 10 innings last year in the state championship game and lost a heartbreaker by a run.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Less than a week later, Rhode Island lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at Oregon that was decided on an unearned run in the bottom of the 11th inning.
—Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
In baseball state finals, Orangewood Christian lost an extra-inning heartbreaker to Canterbury while East Ridge lost to Sarasota in a Class 7A softball region semifinal.
—Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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