bereavement
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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
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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.
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