"We'll do what we've got to do and keep praying, " Moore said, holding back tears.

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"I didn't let anybody get close to me again, " Griffin said, holding back tears.

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"Over 100 million people are holding back tears right now, " said Dean Crutchfield, a branding expert.

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"It's just not fair, " said Johana Portillo, holding back tears.

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"This is a tough morning for all of us in the Eagles family, " the team's general manager, Howie Roseman, said Sunday, holding back tears as he announced the news to reporters.

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"I'm standing here in front of my mother and my daughter, and my whole life I wanted to make my mother proud, and now I want to make my daughter proud, " she said, holding back tears.

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In Philippi, less than an hour's drive from Sago, members of the Malcolm family sat down on Friday morning over coffee at the Medallion Restaurant to talk about their community and their lives with a mix of resolve and holding back tears.

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When asked if his family back in Sri Lanka were OK, holding back his tears, he answered that two members of his family, including a nine-year-old boy, are missing, their home swept away.

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