be sad
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Our daughter said she’d be sad if we sold.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
"I felt like I had to be sad and I had to be emotionally numb in order to prove to her that I missed her."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Blues rock songs are supposed to be sad, but was this one ever wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"Life is short as a drying drop of water. Don't be sad," a singer's voice wafts into the street.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Of course, I would be terribly sad. Just like you would be sad if your mother stopped making her delicious guava pastries.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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