bereavement
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From BBC • May 11, 2026
Jamie Varley, 37, who earlier wailed for his mother, made the remark in the bereavement room at Blackpool Victoria Hospital with 13-month-old Preston Davey in his arms.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"It's a slow bereavement," says Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Nicholas Tonks, whose mother lived with Alzheimer's.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
Around the same time, we suffered a bereavement in the family, and I believe the combination of grief and professional strain took a significant toll on her well-being.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
“It’s better so. Let him be unaware of bereavement until he has to.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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