It looks like it's crying.

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"It's not rain, it's just God crying for NBC, " Fey quipped.

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It's a crying shame.

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"It's really hard, you know there are lots of people in there crying now, it's such a sad time, " he said.

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"It's what we've been crying out for in this county for ages and it is a truly historic day now that we've got it, " he added.

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"It's going to be a crying shame when the water goes down and they're actually going to see the damage they are going to have, " Hillis said.

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Once a child starts crying, it's all over.

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"I think there's a crying need for it, " Morris said, especially for convicts that don't have the money and lawyers he has to fight back.

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It's like laughing one minute and crying the next minute.

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"It's my daughter, my baby daughter, " a crying Fernando Rebello told the Journal News newspaper outside his home on Friday.

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Crying also sends a positive message to viewers that it's OK to show emotion within the proper context.

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Indeed, months of crying and sleeplessness can take a huge toll on the family, whether it's due to reflux or colic or another cause.

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But it's 20 times better than doing a so-so Twingo and then spending the next eight years crying about it.

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Or maybe it's a way of getting those we work with to the point where they say, "For crying out loud, just give me something!"

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