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the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions deep down in her heart, she knew he was telling the truth

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Recent Examples of heart Paul Brinegar as George Washington Wishbone Paul Brinegar played Wishbone, the camp cook who added heart and humor to the trail. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 7 June 2025 In fact, such interventions put children and teens at greater risk of cancer, heart problems, metabolic disorders, sterility, and impacted neurocognitive development and psychiatric disorders. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 June 2025 Wayne has circled New York, a city with a sacred and tortured place in his heart, the entirety of his career. Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025 Airstream Stepping into the central functional heart of the trailer, the kitchen looks fairly simple and classic but is said to be inspired by a 1939 mobile kitchen concept Wright never completed, pulled from the Foundation's archives. New Atlas, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart
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Noun
  • By Carol McCloud, Illustrated by David Messing Summary: This book explains clearly and simply how everyone has an invisible bucket that can be filled through small acts of kindness or emptied by acts of thoughtlessness or cruelty.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Among the many points for assessing happiness around the world, like sharing meals with others and family bonds, researchers for the 2025 World Happiness Report looked closely at acts of kindness.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The Pacers’ backup center, wearing an Eastern Conference champ T-shirt and hat, was doubled over on the scorer’s table at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as Turner gave his speech.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • The hurricane center had also begun using a new forecast map, which highlighted in red the risk of flooding posed to the area.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • That vision inspired the recent launch of Courage for Cam, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading hope, love, and courage to children facing pediatric cancer.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 June 2025
  • Israel urgently needs new, sober leadership with clear realistic vision and self-confidence—leadership capable of reading our people's soul, understanding partners' and rivals' minds, and above all, having courage to make decisions and power to implement them.
    Ehud Barak, Time, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • None of the league’s top 25 players by Instagram followers—including Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and James Harden, three core members of OKC’s last Finals team in 2012—made deep playoff runs this spring.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
  • Bitcoin’s Code Remains Decentralized, But The Politics Are Shifting Despite growing political entanglements, Bitcoin’s core code has not changed.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • One such soul was Madeline Buol (1902–1986), a devout Catholic and beauty shop owner living in Dubuque, IA, right across the Mississippi River from Dickeyville.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • See, what’s not on the Niagara Falls/Buffalo brochure is that Buffalo’s got a whole lotta soul.
    Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Infused with equal parts outrage and sympathy, the song is a must-listen in these trying times.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
  • There was little sympathy for the congressman’s words among the 100 or so protesters who turned out for the news conference held at the bottom of the building’s west steps.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • With more than 300 employees and offices in California, Illinois, Florida, and India — as well as regional hubs in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Arizona — IDIQ continues to scale its reach while staying rooted in its original vision.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • As for union workers at Canada’s ports, the arbitration process hasn’t begun yet at West Coast hubs like Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 June 2025
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  • Pavement was real end-of-the-century stuff, punk’s ethos of sledgehammering critique stripped of its former heroism and shock value.
    Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
  • Their heroism always will be remembered so long as the love of liberty remains in the hearts of men and women.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 June 2025

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“Heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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