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bereavement

[bih-reev-muhnt] / bɪˈriv mənt /


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"I'm sure nobody's doing this intentionally... but these companies could just get their bereavement services at a level that is not going to cause undue distress," says Louisa.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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

One campaign group has welcomed the recognition that vaccine injury and bereavement is real and that the current scheme is not fit for purpose.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Following her own experiences with grief, Dawson took up the role of co-director of Good Grief, a festival in Weston-super-Mare that aims to start and normalise conversations about death, dying and bereavement.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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

But only two blocks of coaching sessions were delivered, with subsequent sessions cancelled or postponed after Ms Allen-Wyatt told Mr Hughes that she had suffered two family bereavements.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024

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

Domestic bereavements added further causes of grief and of weakened vitality.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various


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