sorrowful
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He added: "We need to see a fair price for the product. At the moment it's well below the cost of production and that's why the industry's in such a sorrowful state."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
And accepting that joyful sorrow and sorrowful joy are the double helix of parental DNA takes time.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Never did I see a more sorrowful sight, nor witness retribution to the nth degree,” he lamented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani described his passing as "sorrowful", calling him a "noble and thoughtful actor of Iranian cinema" in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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