grief-stricken
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One grief-stricken father showed AFP a picture on his mobile phone of his young daughter, dressed in red and gold, who lost her life.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Following the release of excerpts from Spencer's new book, a source told the Sun that a "grief-stricken Charles fought for his ex-wife to have a royal funeral", the paper says.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
At night, Elle shrugs on her father’s heavy black coat and slips into a reverie about a myth in which a grief-stricken murderer called the Leather Man searches for his lost daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
As the sun set in the grief-stricken Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge on Wednesday, hundreds gathered in a main square, lighting candles for victims of one of the country's worst-ever mass shootings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
The pretty blond wireless operator was perched on the edge of a hard chair at the other side of the room, politely looking away from this shattered and grief-stricken enemy.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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