solemn
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Appeared in the October 30, 2025, print edition as 'A Solemn Center for Art'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Solemn ceremonies will be honoring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S.,
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024
Solemn tributes to the beginning of the Queen's final journey dominate Monday's front pages.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2022
Solemn with large, sad eyes, Jin-hui, which means "true light" in Korean, now enjoys spending time with other dogs at an animal shelter south of Seoul.
From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2021
Solemn and thin, he stands tall in his high-collared uniform.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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