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bereavement

[bih-reev-muhnt] / bɪˈriv mənt /


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A number of candidates are people whose lives were transformed that day or in the wars that followed, but trauma or bereavement have not spared them from personal attacks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Knowing what to say or how to support someone after a bereavement can be difficult.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

She added that feelings of blame and guilt were "very common" during bereavement and could lead to "destructive" coping mechanisms.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mason recognised the work being done by healthcare staff, such as bereavement midwives, in Wales but said that "where it is good, there's not enough of it".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

But on the floor of White County Hospital, he screamed in some anguished and alien language of bereavement.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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

And while the coupling between the “Groundhog Day” star and Kelis might seem unlikely, both share recent personal losses — bereavements that the Sun claims they bonded over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

This year's speech is expected to be more personal than usual, in a year in which many families have faced bereavements and hardship in the pandemic.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2021

The owner promised to send me a fac-simile of the work, on her return to New York; but family bereavements and various painful circumstances have arisen to banish the recollection of such a promise.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various


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