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The team's most recent loss was a real heartbreaker.
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But the Democratic leadership right now — that’s a heartbreaker.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
His Jayhawks had just lost a heartbreaker to Cincinnati 37-34 inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Baltimore suffered a heartbreaker to the Bills in the AFC Divisional Round last season, coming up short of returning to the AFC Championship game for the second straight year.
—Richard Pereira, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Under Montoya’s leadership, Bay FC made the NWSL playoffs in its inaugural season, losing a heartbreaker to eventual league runner-up Washington.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
His Jayhawks had just lost a heartbreaker to Cincinnati 37-34 inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Baltimore suffered a heartbreaker to the Bills in the AFC Divisional Round last season, coming up short of returning to the AFC Championship game for the second straight year.
—Richard Pereira, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Under Montoya’s leadership, Bay FC made the NWSL playoffs in its inaugural season, losing a heartbreaker to eventual league runner-up Washington.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Heartbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbreaker. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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