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bereavement

[bih-reev-muhnt] / bɪˈriv mənt /


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Luke said he would like to see resources around grief and coping with bereavement better signposted in schools and universities.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Last year, the Department for Education published statutory guidance, external that said lessons on loss, grieving and bereavement should take place in primary and secondary schools from September 2026.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

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

An actor taught his nieces and nephews to cry on demand, the craft of bereavement.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

Total Film's Tom Dawson wrote: "Giedroyc doesn't ignore life's inevitable sadnesses - along the way there are unexpected bereavements, family rifts, unfulfilled youthful dreams… It's the uplift that sticks, though."

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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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