bereavement
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Ricardo, who is the friend of a family that suffered a bereavement, said the victim's parents had endured three days without knowing what had become of their child.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
In her groups she said she encountered "desperate" parents navigating a "lack of appropriate and compassionate bereavement care" and a "huge lack of consistency" across health boards.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
After Uncle Al recovers from his violent but short-lived bereavement, he organizes a farewell befitting “our beloved Lucinda.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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The money helped venues that were facing imminent closure due to challenges arising from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
The court heard Mrs McDonagh may have been "trying to make herself feel better" following family bereavements.
From BBC ● May 14, 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
You may well not sorrow excessively over the things of the world,—over partings and bereavements, over losses and crosses: the day of gathering is before you.
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by John Charles Ryle
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