bereavement
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Bush accepted he should have contacted the council's bereavement services and apologised to his victims.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hospices almost always have social workers or bereavement coordinators who can explain what happens after death, and point you to the right agencies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Don’t expect your airline to offer a discounted bereavement fare.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Due to her bereavement, she said she did "not follow through with the appeal" to the Planning Inspectorate, which dismissed her initial application in 2022 as she "did not attend".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
An actor taught his nieces and nephews to cry on demand, the craft of bereavement.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Mr Crook, whose family suffered two bereavements in a matter of months, is one of a number of people calling for a review of the system in England and Wales.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
Their models projected that, even if all of the conflict-related deaths ceased after 2023, past bereavements would continue to impact communities and individuals until at least 2070.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
The courage of Josua Tuisova and Sam Matavesi, who have played on at this World Cup while stricken by grief after family bereavements.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
Total Film's Tom Dawson wrote: "Giedroyc doesn't ignore life's inevitable sadnesses - along the way there are unexpected bereavements, family rifts, unfulfilled youthful dreams… It's the uplift that sticks, though."
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Harmony with Nature and with oneself is the ideal life; and this the outside world of Emperors, freedmen, bereavements and accidents generally, can neither give nor take away.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)
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