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bereavement

[bih-reev-muhnt] / bɪˈriv mənt /


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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

For many years, if you needed to take a flight due to a family member’s death or impending death, airlines would offer a discounted bereavement, or compassionate, ticket.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Selina Flavius, from the charity Widowed and Young, says that after her fiance died, she would have liked the legal entitlement to have been involved in his funeral planning, as well as bereavement support payments.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

For any true stickler, you see, the sight of the plural word “Book’s” with an apostrophe in it will trigger a ghastly private emotional process similar to the stages of bereavement, though gready accelerated.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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

"We've gone through a lot together: bereavements, happy times, sad times, we've always been there for each other. It's been lovely".

From BBC Oct. 7, 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

My brother, in the repeated domestic bereavements which you have sustained, you have indeed been greatly afflicted, but you have also been greatly blessed.

From An Address Delivered At The Interment Of Mrs. Harriet Storrs, Consort Of Rev. Richard S. Storrs, Braintree, Mass. July 11, 1834. by John Thomas Codman




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